Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:15:39 -0500
From: "Wolfgang Brinck" <wolfgang.brinck@hksystems.com>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Deck lashings
I have always drilled right through the fabric into the gunwales and run
the lashings through there. But with cotton fabric, the hole in the
fabric becomes a place where water can get into the boat and also a
place where rot can start. Also, as the skin moves around, these holes
enlarge, so Bill Low's suggestion seems an improvement.
It seems to me that most commercial kayaks have excessive deck lashing
going on. Apparently, lots of ropes make kayak look more nautical and
complex and therefore make it easier to justify a price tag in excess of
$2000. I am more inclined toward minimalism myself, although on camping
trips, I have been guilty of lashing stuff to the deck.
The British designers like Goodman and Hutchinson believe that you
should have a line that runs the whole perimeter of the boat. This
functions as a safety line when you exit your boat and gives you
something to hang on to. I don't subscribe to this philosophy myself,
but then, the beauty of building your own boat is that you can have it
your way.
Wolfgang
William H. Low wrote:
>
> I've tried several techniques with varying degrees of success. I now just
> sew loops through the skin and attach bungie cords or what ever to the
> loops. I have done this on a number of boats with no failure of any kind.
>
> Bill Low
>
> ----------
> > From: William J. Russell <russel79@idt.net>
> > To: Baidarka Mail List <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
> > Subject: [baidarka] Deck lashings
> > Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 12:59 PM
> >
> > HELP....I've almost completed my second Baidarka and I need some good
> > tips for attaching deck rigging...on the first boat I made small
> > hardwood loops that I screwed to the top of the gunwales and then
> > threaded the lines through these loops...this worked OK but I'd like to
> > find a different method....I'm toying with the idea of "pegging" rope
> > loops at the points I want the deck rigging attached to the deck...I've
> > seen one or two other boats with ropes pegged into the side of the
> > gunwales and this seemed to work OK....anyone have any other method they
> > use that might work for me???? any assistance in this regard would be
> > greatly appreciated.....Russell