[C320-list] Add handles / D-Rings to Inflatable

[R Airis]

After spending $$$ on my Avon  hard bottom I had a pro install the towing
D-rings .I also had a gaff  hook hole patch job redone by a pro after a
trip. The
patch kit that came with the Avon is a quick fix at best, but it got us thru
the trip. I had to pump it up every morning. Just remember your inflatable
may be your life boat some day!
.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:28 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Add handles / D-Rings to Inflatable


> Jeff, I am certainly the last one to question your technical ability; but,
> D-rings and handles are not a job I'd do myself.  I tried once on a
> hypalon dinghy and it looked like my 7 year old grandson did it, and they
> didn't hold through the first season.  I had them redone in Annapolis by a
> professional.  I think it cost about $70.  The rest of the boat fell
> apart, but the D-rings held.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"
> Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River
> Chesapeake Bay
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:36 AM
> Subject: [C320-list] Add handles / D-Rings to Inflatable
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>>   I want to add a couple grab handles on my PVC inflatable boat.  I
>> already
>> know the procedure to glue on these kinds of things, but I'm looking for
>> a
>> source for some quality handles (and 2" D-Ring attachment patches). Does
>> anyone know of a good source for these things?
>>
>>
>>
>>   I've looked at "River Connection" (www.riverconnection.com) and they
>> seem
>> to have some handles, but no decent large D-Rings.
>>
>> There's an Australian company that wholesales some nice molded handles
>> (http://www.samallen.com.au/accessories.pdf), but I was hoping to find a
>> US
>> Retailer for something similar.
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone here found a source for towing D-Rings and handles for PVC
>> (Non-Hypalon) boats?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>