Attaching Bungee to an SK-7 Compass?

[drizzt117]

Hey Everyone,

I've been looking at my Suunto SK-7 wrist compass as to how to attach bungee to it to lose the rubber straps. However, I'm not sure how to go about doing it since there doesn't appear to be the same attachment as the computers. Did you guys just put a couple of lengths of bungee through the same hole the rubber strap is through and be done with it. Or is there a way to remove the boot and attach the bungee directly to the compass? Thanks.

Thomas

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drizzt117 once bubbled...
Hey Everyone,

I've been looking at my Suunto SK-7 wrist compass as to how to attach bungee to it to lose the rubber straps. However, I'm not sure how to go about doing it since there doesn't appear to be the same attachment as the computers. Did you guys just put a couple of lengths of bungee through the same hole the rubber strap is through and be done with it. Or is there a way to remove the boot and attach the bungee directly to the compass? Thanks.

Thomas
..in the same place as the rubber strap was. If nobody else comes along with a good picture for you, I will take one of my compass rigging and post it...

[metridium]

The rubber band slides out easily enough. Replace with two loops of bungee. Check out this thread (http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?threadid=20941&s=&perpage=25&pagenumber=1&display=show) for some useful knots.

[Mo2vation]

I bought some bungee, and it looks way too small/thin/narrow (from what I've been able to see in all the pics).

I want it for tying off a snap to my back up light, tying off the snap to my long hose, tying off a snap to my whistle, dive alert, etc. for the pocket contents, snap to my inbound SPG etc.

What size (NOT in mm :) ) should I be using?

Thanks -


PS: what is cave line? Bungee or cave line for the above? I'm so clueless with the rigging... :confused:

k

[dmdalton]

Mo2vation once bubbled...
I bought some bungee, and it looks way too small/thin/narrow (from what I've been able to see in all the pics).
I want it for tying off a snap to my back up light, tying off the snap to my long hose, tying off a snap to my whistle, dive alert, etc. for the pocket contents, snap to my inbound SPG etc.
What size (NOT in mm :) ) should I be using?
Thanks -
PS: what is cave line? Bungee or cave line for the above? I'm so clueless with the rigging... :confused:
k

You are talking about cave line for the above which is braided (not twisted) nylon line.

Bungee size for the compass/BT strap should be 1/8" or 3mm. Best place I've found is Reef Scuba:

http://www.reefscuba.com/bungee.htm

For cave line try Memphis Net & Twine

http://www.memphisnet.net/

Dave D

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dmdalton once bubbled...


You are talking about cave line for the above which is braided (not twisted) nylon line.

Bungee size for the compass/BT strap should be 1/8" or 3mm. Best place I've found is Reef Scuba:

http://www.reefscuba.com/bungee.htm

For cave line try Memphis Net & Twine

http://www.memphisnet.net/

Dave D
I have one of those mammoth 800' spools of #24 cave line I bought from Reef Scuba last year and I will NEVER use all of it...well, unless GI3 and JJ let me do some exploration at Wakulla..

[dmdalton]

O-ring once bubbled...

I have one of those mammoth 800' spools of #24 cave line I bought from Reef Scuba last year and I will NEVER use all of it...well, unless GI3 and JJ let me do some exploration at Wakulla..

We all have our "white elephants". Mine is a 1000' spool of 1/8" nylon rope that I paid $50 for. Well, after you get cave trained we can put it in as a permanent line in that place I told you about!:mean:

Dave D

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dmdalton once bubbled...


We all have our "white elephants". Mine is a 1000' spool of 1/8" nylon rope that I paid $50 for. Well, after you get cave trained we can put it in as a permanent line in that place I told you about!:mean:

Dave D
Oh yeah...we will definitely do that.. Who knows, maybe we will find some exotic species out there and name some stuff after ourselves...

If these caves are where I think they are I can just see it now...

"This here's the Dave fish..."

"This here's the other Dave fish.."

"And that critter over yonder, well, he's also called the Dave fish..."

[metridium]

Mo2vation wrote...
I want it for tying off a snap to my back up light, tying off the snap to my long hose, tying off a snap to my whistle, dive alert, etc. for the pocket contents, snap to my inbound SPG etc.
Use bungee for the pocket contents, your compass, and wrist-mount computer. It might be worth your while to replace the bungee on your inflator hose, too. On mine, the original knot from the manufacturer kept falling apart under stress, so I replaced it using a Zeppelin Bend (see link above). The new knot still shows no signs of slippage.

As Dave and Eric noted, use #24 cave line for the rest.

[dmdalton]

metridium once bubbled...
Use bungee for the pocket contents, your compass, and wrist-mount computer. It might be worth your while to replace the bungee on your inflator hose, too. On mine, the original knot from the manufacturer kept falling apart under stress, so I replaced it using a Zeppelin Bend (see link above). The new knot still shows no signs of slippage.

As Dave and Eric noted, use #24 cave line for the rest.

Nice knot! I've had good luck with a "double fisherman's" as well when tying bungie.

Dave D

[esmiami]

DiveRite makes a bungie strap that works great with both the SK7 and with their wrist mounted computers.
They can be picked up at Fill Express www.fillexpress.com
Here's a picture.

[lucid]

Fill Express? Isn't this the place that can give fills over the internet?? ;P

-nate

[Scubaroo]

esmiami,

Do they have those listed on the website anywhere? I'm currently using the stock bands on my Vytec and SK-7, mostly because I'm too lazy to figure out a decent way to attach bungee to the Vytec, and the idea of dragging bungee loops over my latex wrist seals doesn't appeal to me. Those straps look adjustable which would avoid any stress to the seals while slipping them on.

[metridium]

Scubaroo wrote...
Those straps look adjustable which would avoid any stress to the seals while slipping them on. Or simply put your gloves on first, then don your compass and computer.

[Scubaroo]

I'm using wetsuit gloves with no "gauntlet" to slip over the seals for protection - so there's exposed latex where the seal joins the trilam when I'm fully geared up. The excess latex kind of forms a cuff over my gloves - hard to describe without taking a picture. This "cuff" forms a large stiff circle around my wrist - that's what I was dragging the bungee over.

Not the best setup for sticking down lobster holes surrounded by urchins :)

[metridium]

Scubaroo wrote...
I'm using wetsuit gloves with no "gauntlet" to slip over the seals for protection - so there's exposed latex where the seal joins the trilam when I'm fully geared up. The excess latex kind of forms a cuff over my gloves - hard to describe without taking a picture. This "cuff" forms a large stiff circle around my wrist - that's what I was dragging the bungee over.
JMO, but if abrasion protection is that important, I'd get gauntlets before worrying about the bungees.

OTOH, the gloveless cave guys down in FL don't seem to have any problems with bungee abrasion....at least that I've ever read about.

YMMV.

:)

[esmiami]

lucid once bubbled...
Fill Express? Isn't this the place that can give fills over the internet?? ;P

-nate

Yup, that's them. You know, at first I thought internet fills were a scam, I ordered one to find out what the joke was but guess what, it works, I don't know how they do it, but it works. http://www.diveriteexpress.com/gas/etherfill.shtml
It even does Trimix and O2.

[Scubaroo]

esmiami once bubbled...
http://www.diveriteexpress.com/gas/etherfill.shtml
Just a heads up, be careful when using this with a wireless network - I set mine up using a wireless ethernet card, and made the mistake of walking between the wireless card and the base station while doing a fill. Blew me right across the room. Luckily it was just an air fill, not 100% O2.

[esmiami]

Scubaroo once bubbled...
esmiami,

Do they have those listed on the website anywhere? I'm currently using the stock bands on my Vytec and SK-7, mostly because I'm too lazy to figure out a decent way to attach bungee to the Vytec, and the idea of dragging bungee loops over my latex wrist seals doesn't appeal to me. Those straps look adjustable which would avoid any stress to the seals while slipping them on.

Call mark at 954-786-0661, tell him you want the ones Eric bought.
You'll love them.