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At 5:58 AM 9/20/95, Andrew Cohen wrote: > > >Try replacing the shoulder straps with 1.5 inch webbing that has a tighter >weave. That slides through the "shoulder strap tensioners" easier than the >rough >weave webbing that comes on the shoulder straps. I installed longer >pieces than >the original. Cutting the webbing off your transpac is a little scary, but if >you sew the new pieces on carefully they will be as strong as the >original, and >won't look like a jury-rig. This is a better idea. I've also considered putting wax on the straps. >About that box full of D rings...Have you ever figured out what to do with the >small D rings along the front of the backplate? I haven't! I have ! They're for butt-mounting your lights (a favorite George'ism :). Dive Rite makes a light system that clips on to these rings. I don't think they have any other purpose, since it's difficult to reach them during a dive. >Remember in the 60's macho divers wore shark's teeth necklaces? Maybe today's >version should be D ring earrings. I think you have it :). Let's see, if we cut them off, then sell them as jewlery (with the traditional markup)... yeah. It could work. Scott.
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