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29/8/2010 at 1:32pm
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You can buy plastic eyelets that you place either side of the hole and just snap together, I forget the trade name but they are generally available in most camping shops. They seem to work well enough on my boat cover.
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29/8/2010 at 1:36pm
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Eylet kits are cheap enough, google 'brass eyelet kit'-includes punch&die. If you have yacht chandlers nr you, they will have them.
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29/8/2010 at 1:40pm
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Hi the plastic eyelets ive seen in camping shops snap together or the metal ones had a tool to push them together
or you could try these
they can be moved if you dont get them in the right place
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29/8/2010 at 1:42pm
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hipkiss eyelet kit
that is the sort of kit you need apply a ring either side and use the tool to set the ring by hitting it with a hammer
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29/8/2010 at 5:11pm
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I'll second what Paul said....use Clingons. You could either tap the peg through the hole, or (what I did) was to attached a short length of cord. Tied a loop in one end that I pegged down, and tied a tautline hitch the other end through the hole in the Clingon so I could tension it up. Very handy, them Clingons are, for groundsheets, tarps, tents...everything
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30/8/2010 at 8:16pm
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Yeomans sell those 'clip on eyelets', just like clingons but may be cheaper, £4.99 for a 4 pack. Available online or in shop. Mine have been very handy.
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31/8/2010 at 8:05am
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If you use brass eyelets, don't forget to double over the edge of the groundsheet. Makes it about four times less likely to pull away when the groundsheet is pegged.
Take care
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31/8/2010 at 5:43pm
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Quote: Originally posted by pally on 30/8/2010
Yeomans sell those 'clip on eyelets', just like clingons but may be cheaper, £4.99 for a 4 pack. Available online or in shop. Mine have been very handy.
The proper clingons are £4.95 for a pack of 4 from www.clingons.co.uk. Postage is £1.95 for any size order.
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31/8/2010 at 7:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by petemillis on 31/8/2010
Quote: Originally posted by pally on 30/8/2010Yeomans sell those 'clip on eyelets', just like clingons but may be cheaper, £4.99 for a 4 pack. Available online or in shop. Mine have been very handy.
The proper clingons are £4.95 for a pack of 4 from www.clingons.co.uk. Postage is £1.95 for any size order.
If you have a Yeomans nearby as I do you won't have to pay postage at all!
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