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Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 11/12/2012, 12:15 pm
In Response To: Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord (Jeff Horton)

: I second this. My idea was to use to hold the extended paddle as a
: brace. Total disaster and I hated it, never did it again.

: Bungees work fine for keeping a water bottle, or paddle stowed on
: deck. But the sliders just don't add anything other than looks.

In my experience, if you get hit with a significant wave across your deck or get "Maytagged" in surf, bungees won't hold ANYTHING that isn't actually clipped to them. You end up with the classic "yard sale" on the water. I will NEVER trust the security of my spare paddle to bungee cord.

I agree with your "looks" comment. Bungee cord is useless for securing anything of value and I replace it on my fiberglass boats, too.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: threading deck lines (Bungee)
Don betz -- 11/11/2012, 5:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: threading deck lines (Bungee)
Ken Blanton -- 11/11/2012, 7:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: threading deck lines (Bungee)
charles Robinson -- 11/11/2012, 8:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: threading deck lines (Bungee)
mick allen -- 11/11/2012, 9:21 pm
also
mick allen -- 11/12/2012, 1:00 am
another technique
mick allen -- 11/12/2012, 2:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: threading deck lines (Bungee)
Etienne Muller -- 11/12/2012, 4:38 am
Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Brian Nystrom -- 11/12/2012, 6:35 am
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Jeff Horton -- 11/12/2012, 9:13 am
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Brian Nystrom -- 11/12/2012, 12:15 pm
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Etienne Muller -- 11/12/2012, 1:28 pm
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Brian Nystrom -- 11/13/2012, 7:13 am
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 11/13/2012, 12:23 pm
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Brian Nystrom -- 11/13/2012, 1:10 pm
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Etienne Muller -- 11/13/2012, 5:45 pm
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Bill Hamm -- 11/14/2012, 1:09 am
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Mike Bielski -- 11/13/2012, 9:16 pm
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Don Betz -- 11/14/2012, 10:08 am
Re: Don't waste your time with bungee cord
Jeff Horton -- 11/12/2012, 6:24 pm