Has anyone installed the glue-on type of D-ring cargo hold downs in a stitch-and-glue boat?

I've been looking to put some hard attach points inside the boat, but haven't made up my mind as to what yet.

Bill

Stitch and glue......is that a canvas like material covering the boat? I would think it could be done with a d ring that has an extra large rubber base as to spread the tension out moe on the boat's material, most caution excersized on the type of adhesive....just a guess
"Bill" wrote in message ...
Has anyone installed the glue-on type of D-ring cargo hold downs in a stitch-and-glue boat?

I've been looking to put some hard attach points inside the boat, but haven't made up my mind as to what yet.

Bill

Well, so far I have tried fraying the webbing and dipping the frayed ends in mixed epoxy until saturated, then arrange the soaked ends in a fan shape on a piece of scrap 4 mm ply and weight down. Next day uncovered the mess to see a nice wedge shape from the webbing to a feathered edge at the ply. Cleaned up the epoxy a little with a Dremel 1/2 inch sanding drum and it didn't look half bad. Wouldn't come loose from the hull unless the ply separated. With the right color nylon webbing you could hide it well even in a *bright* boat and be left with just a small amount of webbing and the D ring showing.

The second idea involved 2 inch square ply pieces with 1 inch slot in the middle and recessed channel on the back side. Pass the webbing through the D ring and both ends thru the slot. Lay into channel, trim to fit then epoxy to hull.
I liked the *look* of the finished product and don't believe there should be any concern about strength, but the curve of the hull could be a challenge depending on placement.

I did take pix and will put up if any are interested.

Bill
"Bill" wrote in message ...
Has anyone installed the glue-on type of D-ring cargo hold downs in a stitch-and-glue boat?

I've been looking to put some hard attach points inside the boat, but haven't made up my mind as to what yet.

Bill