before the days of snaps and twist lock fasteners?

[redbopeep]

New project, new questions...

Those things are really "modern" looking and I'm wondering if there's a viable alternative. Hubby suggests making (or buying) those little wooden twist-stick button thingies that were so popular on coats in the 1970's, btw...

Before the days of snaps and twist lock fasteners on sail covers...what was used? Maybe sail covers were not used at all? I'm thinking that may be the case as they were natural fiber rather than dacron which must be protected from the sun.

If anyone has done a sailcover project using a more "traditional" looking fastening set up--let me know what you did :)

Thanks!

[Sea Smoke]

How about wooden toggles and rope loops, like I used to have on my duffle coat?

[TR]

Bronze grommets and rope......fasten with......a knot!

Or rope the edges and splice in short tails.....again fasten with a knot.

[peter radclyffe]

Bronze grommets and rope......fasten with......a knot!

Or rope the edges and splice in short tails.....again fasten with a knot.
yeah, get the ashley book of grommets and tackles

[rbgarr]

Snaps and twist-locks. Hate 'em.

Grommets, hooks and lacing line (or shock-cord) works for me.

[Peerie Maa]

You could use grommets and loops. Each loop is long enough to go through the partner grommet and reach to the next loop. That loop goes through its partner grommet , the first loop, and then reaches along to the next loop, and so on. Tie the last one off with a pair of small stuff tails.
That is the way marquee and big top panels are laced together. You only need to untie the last loop, and they all unzip, so its quick to remove when getting under way.

[Hwyl]

You could use grommets and loops. Each loop is long enough to go through the partner grommet and reach to the next loop. That loop goes through its partner grommet , the first loop, and then reaches along to the next loop, and so on. Tie the last one off with a pair of small stuff tails.
That is the way marquee and big top panels are laced together. You only need to untie the last loop, and they all unzip, so its quick to remove when getting under way.

It was called "Dutch Lacing" in my youth, good system too.

[Peerie Maa]

It was called "Dutch Lacing" in my youth, good system too.

My God Gareth, how old are you?:p

[Concordia...41]

My God Gareth, how old are you?:p

SPEW :D

While too lazy to look through them myself, I bet the Mystic Seaport archives have a slew of pictures that would provide good visual examples. :)

[Canoeyawl]

I think Clifford Ashley referred to that lacing style as a "Swede's Delight"

[rbgarr]

Hook and lacing drawing: http://tinyurl.com/ng9ac4

[Don Kurylko]

Velcro! :eek: :D :p

[redbopeep]

How about wooden toggles and rope loops, like I used to have on my duffle coat?
That's what hubby was talking about.

[redbopeep]

You could use grommets and loops. Each loop is long enough to go through the partner grommet and reach to the next loop. That loop goes through its partner grommet , the first loop, and then reaches along to the next loop, and so on. Tie the last one off with a pair of small stuff tails.
That is the way marquee and big top panels are laced together. You only need to untie the last loop, and they all unzip, so its quick to remove when getting under way.

That! sounds nifty.

[redbopeep]

I think Clifford Ashley referred to that lacing style as a "Swede's Delight"

As in Ashley Book of Knots? I've been looking for an excuse to buy that book...hummmm....maybe this is it!