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Huw Porter <[log in to unmask]>
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SCUBA or ELSE! Diver's forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:33:37 -0500
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On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 07:16:32 +0800, Robert Delfs <[log in to unmask]>
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>I don't use Quattros, and have never seen them with the standard strap
>off, so I don't know what the peg looks like.

Its a round peg, with a deep rim on the top.  The shock cord fills in
neatly under the rim, so no risk of it slipping off the coming off the end,
but equally no way of putting a second turn around the peg.

>The SS spring attached to a hole in the peg strikes me as the best
>answer.
>
>Assuming there's no risk of the bungie slipping off the peg, what
>you've done should work fine.  Using something like a fisherman's hitch
>(followed by binding the loose end with whipping line (marline) to
>attach the bungie to the pegs might be less bulky than the square
>knots.

While looking up the fishermans hitch, I came across this:
http://www.troop7.org/Knots/FishermanEye.html
which looks as though it might be worth a try.  I'll post pictures tonight
if it looks sound.

Cheers,
Huw
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