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I need to fix some velcro to my cockpit seat so I can keep a skwoosh
pad from slipping around. I notice that some manufacturers that make accessories for kayaks include adhesive backed velcro for this purpose. Any off the shelf product I've tried very soon becomes loosened and unattached by sea water. if you have had luck doing same, what did you use? Thanks, Gene |
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"Gene Cosloy" wrote...
I need to fix some velcro to my cockpit seat so I can keep a skwoosh pad from slipping around. I notice that some manufacturers that make accessories for kayaks include adhesive backed velcro for this purpose. Any off the shelf product I've tried very soon becomes loosened and unattached by sea water. if you have had luck doing same, what did you use? My local kayak shop sells a contact cement (apparently rubber based) specifically for this (plus foam). Works great! |
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![]() On 23-Sep-2005, "Gene Cosloy" wrote: Any off the shelf product I've tried very soon becomes loosened and unattached by sea water. What you use will depend on what the seat is made of. I've had no problems with self-adhesive Velcro on ABS and sticking to a fiberglass seat is not a problem. Polyethylene will be difficult. If you know the plastic, you can look for the right adhesive. The odds are the stuff for WW canoes and kayaks should work. Mike |
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Gene Cosloy wrote:
I need to fix some velcro to my cockpit seat so I can keep a skwoosh pad from slipping around. I notice that some manufacturers that make accessories for kayaks include adhesive backed velcro for this purpose. Any off the shelf product I've tried very soon becomes loosened and unattached by sea water. That's pretty much par for the course with self-adhesive Velcro, even their "Industrial Strength" product. However, if the Velcro is going to be under pressure, rather than tension, it should hold OK. Just don't expect to be able to remove and install the pad frequently. If you need to do that, your best bet would be to lash/strap it in place, You may need to install some grommets or attach some small Fastex buckles. You can install grommets in the original holes or glue webbing tabs with small Fastex buckles over them. If you want to try the Velcro route. Use small piece at the edges. Clean the seat and the bottom of the pad with alcohol and attach the hook side of the Velcro to the bottom of the pad. Install the loop side on the hook, then press the pad into place on the seat. Should the loop pieces come off the seat, reinstall them using solvent-based contact cement (not water based). |
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