How Do You Sew Nylon Straps?

Is it the straps on the seat or the mod pod? Could you thread a quick release buckle on them and clip them up out of the way?

The straps causing me the most problems are on the Mod Pod and the sonar hood.  I used tri-glides to hold the ends of the thinner/less thick straps on the seat.  They work, but it's a PITA when adjusting the seat and they might not fit on those heavier/thicker straps on the pods, and might not be something I want to be fiddling with when stowing a rod for a landing.  That's why I thought of using Velcro.

But I think I'll give different sizes of tri-glides a try on those straps and see if they'll work.  In the garage.

I just removed the damn straps all together and installed J hooks into the holes where the straps where bolted in.  Then used 3/16" bungee to secure the rod pod lid down. 

Harold McKim up in Alaska did it first, and I got the idea from him.




I didn't have the standard black kayak J hooks in my possession at the time, so I modified the clips used for securing tire chain rubber bungees to the chains with my little hacky drilly technique.   




As for sewing webbing, all you need is a sewing machine that can do a tight zig zag stitch, denim needle, black poly/poly thread,  and a beer.  Easy peezy!  I've sewn up a ton of webbing projects over the years.

That's much too simple a solution for me to have come up with - not in a million years - and I even have all the bits and pieces I need to do bungees out in the garage, including the beer.  I do not, however, own a sewing machine.

Thank you.

That's much too simple a solution for me to have come up with - not in a million years - and I even have all the bits and pieces I need to do bungees out in the garage, including the beer.  I do not, however, own a sewing machine.

Thank you.

No sewing machine needed for the bungee jobber.  You are going to toss them.