markja Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 I have a piece of 2 inch webbing to use for a hiking strap on my S10. It is supposed to fit mainsheet mounting block on the bottom. It seems I will have to punch a couple holes thru the strap for the 2 bolts that go throught the keel to hold the block. This is a non-nesting boat. Would it be better to add a couple grommets around these holes? or maybe just a washer to spread out the stress? MARK Quote
Ken_Potts Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 I haven't seen the plans so take this with a grain of salt... One very strong connection would be to sew the webbing around a d-ring and connect the d-ring to an eye bolt (with a snap shackle or something like that). It's stronger to double the webbing back on itself and sew a loop than to attach a grommet. Having said that, 2" webbing is probably for comfort, not strength, so grommets or washers might work well. Quote
Garry Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 This is just a guess, but you might want to burn the holes into the strap. Assuming it's nylon, that would keep the cut fibers from unraveling and weakening further. Quote
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