03-18-2003, 09:25 PM
Hi there TubeDude,
He he he! So it's lash-down talk time is it?! I like our little plastic cable ties too. One thought, don't be stingy and buy a good amount (they have a variety size pack too) of them. Once you realize how useful they are for EVERYTHING, you'll use them up quickly. Maybe even quicker than ducktape. I ask you, just how many ducks have you seen that would stand still long enough to be taped?
Hose clamps I use them for lash downs where the weight is heading vertically. Ties will do for almost anything going horizontal, but you might want to use two instead of just one. You can put a small screw in the slit in the hose clamp to keep it from moving and sometimes loosening.
Does everyone recognize the words Goop, Marine (blue tube)? A generous application on the connections will make it so a fly line or any other line will just slide over the offending spot and not get caught so easily on the ties, etc.
Oh, ya! Do I have to ask for you-know-what?
JapanRon
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