A Q about bungee cord

[sasha]

ok im going to need to take a long drive out there and see things in person.. I plan on doing some very basic rigging first to start fishing and later on see what i like and dont like and maybe see some of the other folks kayaks.

Sasha

[ctrujillo]

Originally Posted by sasha

ok im going to need to take a long drive out there and see things in person.. I plan on doing some very basic rigging first to start fishing and later on see what i like and dont like and maybe see some of the other folks kayaks.

Sasha

for me thats part of the fun of yak fishing.getting to work on it on some down time.have fun and remember you can always change things up later if you dont like it

[dsafety]

A bungee is a bungee. They are cheap and work well. From my experience they get lost long before they wear out. IMHO it makes no sense getting an expensive one if the basic one will do the job.

Bob

[T-Rex]

Standard bungees from a hardware store will lose their elasticity and fall apart pretty quickly when exposed to sun and salt water. Even expensive ones will have problems if they're not intended for marine use.

Rubber bungees are too strong for some rigging applications, so it depends what you want to use them for and if you can find the right length. I saw a rubber bungee under pressure tear a stainless steel padeye out of an aluminum mast on a sailboat, so i'm sure they could do some damage to a nylon padeye/plastic kayak if you apply too much pressure.

The cheapest and best way to go is to get custom bungees from OEX. They have connectors, terminal ends and other gizmos best suited for kayaking. They'll cut it to the exact length you need.

I'm still using bungees I bought from OEX 4 or 5 years ago. Their polyethylene sheathed bungee cord looks like it would hold up even better.

[sasha]

Thanks T-Rex, Thats what i were thinking about doing. I want to get two buttons and install one extra bungee cord to hold the front hatch on my S-14. The way its made i think it could use it. I want to see what i can make in the back of the yak to hold all the gear in place including the rods when i lanch and get back. The is that i would store all the gear so if i do flip the only thing that would hurt is my pride and have my dad get a good belly aching laugh at my expanse. As soon as it dries up im going to ride over to OEX and check everything out and ask too many Qs untill they would kick me out and wont let me back in again lol..

Sasha

[maui jim]

Bungee Cords are also called shock cords, at some sites.

[sandydiego]

I have some marine grade bungie I picked up at West Marine for 78 cents a foot
Steve

[wiseguy]

Originally Posted by sasha

ok im going to need to take a long drive out there and see things in person.. I plan on doing some very basic rigging first to start fishing and later on see what i like and dont like and maybe see some of the other folks kayaks.

Sasha

Sasha, I dont know your location, but if your here in the OC or LA area, check out Andy at the OEX in Sunset Beach, pretty dam stocked if you ask me!