To tie shockcord?

[BillyBudd]

End of the New England sailing season. IN anticipations of next year's fun, am making up a tent for the boat's cockpit (over the boom, down past cockpit coamings on each side) and will stress the covering material with a loop of 1/4" dia. shockcord that will travel from edge of covering to a nylon tube with snap that locks onto rubrail's underside. Want to be able to adjust the shockcord until I've got it right, then tie it off for good. Tried a square knot which quickly traveled as I tightened it. Is there one knot that does the trick or many?

[Figment]

Hog rings are the proper solution, I think.

In a pinch, I've gotten away with tying an ordinary knot (bowline, or whatever else suits a given application) and then tightly lashing the tail end to the standing end with some siezing wire.

[Michael Beckman]

I would probably just seize it. Else maybe a zeppelin bend.

[Donn]

There are a variety of shock cord accessories designed for infinite adjustment of length. Here's one sold by McFeeleys:



I have several of them in use, and they adjust easily and hold fast.

[Bill Perkins]

The Angler's Loop is a good knot in bungee cord . You'll see it in knot books . It's on the web too .

[Hwyl]

I tie a bowline (it's cousin for tying two lines is the sheet bend) except where the rabbit goes through the hole, my rabbit goes through a clove hitch (If only Ashley were around to credit me with this), still might be worth seizing it, except you can use wire ties.

[Jim Fitz]

I found this knot works really well and is somewhat adjustable if you are careful. http://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/shoptips_bungie.php

[Wild Wassa]

I've spent much time over the last week replacing all the bungee cords on 7 Pacers. Where I've needed to tie loops through the thwarts to hold up the hiking straps and for the bungees for the tiller extensions, I've tied 'water knots' also known as 'tape knots'. Where I've needed to fix the bungee lockdowns for the centreboards, I've tied 'Stevedore's Knots'.

These knots are meant to last.

Warren.

[htom]

The problem with bungie is that it becomes smaller in diameter with small increases in load (all ropes do this, but not nearly as much) and that wipes out a lot of knots.

[Wild Wassa]

htom, that's why I tie Water Knots. Water Knots are for joining different diameter tapes, ropes and cords with different elasticities. The Water Knot is the unslippable knot, also known as a Rescue Knot, Safety Knot and Firefighter's Knot ... perfect for joining bungee cords or forming a loop in a bungee cord.

Warren.

[Bill Perkins]

Gareth ; Ashley's got your knot at #1012 . He's tough to get around . You do get the Spouting Whale Award for reinventing it !

Billy ; I thought you would need to undo the fastening to get the cover off ; using a loop on one end and a toggle on the other . Or is it Wassa's bend you need ?

[From Mystic]

The Angler's Loop is a good knot in bungee cord . You'll see it in knot books . It's on the web too .

This knot is suggested in Brion Toss' RIGGERS APPRENTICE for tying bungee cords. I've always done well following his advice.

[JimConlin]

I'm for hog rings.

[Hwyl]

Gareth ; Ashley's got your knot at #1012 . He's tough to get around . You do get the Spouting Whale Award for reinventing it !

Curses, you are right (I looked it up)