Magic Marine bouyancy aid-mystery elastic
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Topic: Magic Marine bouyancy aid-mystery elastic
Posted By: Iain C
Subject: Magic Marine bouyancy aid-mystery elastic
Date Posted: 10 Apr 06 at 10:48am
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My fiancee has just used her new MM BA for the first time (the black/silver front fastening jobbie) and noticed a stitched in 3" loop of elastic on the right hand side of the waistband. Apart from snagging on anything you can think of, does this have any useful purpose? I have the older blue/grey version and it does not have it. Tempted to cut it off but manufacturers get VERY excited if you start making "modifications" to safety equipment. If it's a loop for a knife/whistle etc then surely it would have better under the pocket flap? Seems a bit daft covering the adjusters on the new version with lycra to stop snagging then adding an elastic loop that sticks out!  ------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |
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Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 10 Apr 06 at 11:28am
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reigns? ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: combat wombat
Date Posted: 10 Apr 06 at 11:59am
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Hi Iain, I have the same BA, with the same elastic! I use it for
my knife shockcord, and whistle when I'm coaching. Otherwise, I'm
as in the dark as you are on it! Its never snagged on anything
but I guess it could, it doesn't do anything for the operation of the
BA so it probs wouldn't be a problem removing it, although that will
probably void any warranty or guarantee on it. I'm leaving mine on but I can see why you wonder! ------------- B14 GBR 772 |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 10 Apr 06 at 2:28pm
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yep i have one too. I use mine to attach a spare mars bar to, the other mars bar goes in the king sized mars bar sized pouch on the front!
------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 10 Apr 06 at 5:19pm
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isnt it for kill cords?? ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 11 Apr 06 at 1:48pm
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maybe its for a safety harness on a yacht? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 11 Apr 06 at 2:14pm
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nah its not for a safety harness
------------- Needs to sail more... |