Fabric Strap Doorholder Repair Ideas?

[sdrevik]

The strap that holds the door open to the main cabin has frayed in the middle and broken. All the snaps are intact. I tried stitching them together, but that only lasted a year.

I'm thinking of cutting away the bad section in the middle and 'bridging' with another piece of fabric, maybe using some kind of rivets to hold the bridge to the existing strap ends.

Thoughts?

 

[flarepoman]

Go to a top place they should have all that you need. Cheap.

 

[sdrevik]

No top places nearby. I'm actually going to try adding velcro to each end (the 'heavy duty' and 'for heavy vibration' kind) using cloth/sewing 'hammer in' rivets. Might even be easier to use than the button snap.

 

[fwebster]

No canvas or upholstery shops in Knoxville? Google "marine upholstery knoxville"; I found 6 + 1 in Tazwell.

Failing that, go to a junk yard and buy a black seat belt...................

 

[mwph]

I was thinking seat belt or an old strap/handle from a canvas tote bag. I'll bet we've got 10 of 'em around the house.

 

[Sundancer]

The nylon strap is cheap and can be purchased at any upholstery or fabric store. Get a snap tool and hammer in your snap. Screw it back in and you're done!

 

[out-n-aboat]

i need to do the same thing

 

[skolbe]

They sell the straps at camping supply stores as well.

 

[tdschafer]

Black Duct Tape.........:grin:

 

[RLKBOB]

I got some at West Marine for a couple bucks a foot.

 

[sdrevik]

Actually, I found some nice heavy-duty velcro (the rubber-finger kind, not the "rip" hook and loop kind) that was the exact same width as the strap. It had sticky tape on the back, so I had 50% of it with the existing ratty fabric and 50% stuck to itself. I can either disconnect the strap or the velcro, and the rubbery nature gives it a little more vibration resistance.

 

[mvoellinger]

I mentioned a new strap (for my walk through window) to my mechanic one day while dropping the boat off and he made me a brand new one in 30 seconds free of charge. One snap, folded over the end that is screwed into the fiberglass after cutting to length. Done! I imagine yours is just cut, two snaps, done.