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Old 12-11-2011
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As an after thought. I find the best material for smaller step mats is cotton sash cord , the kind old fashioned weighted windows used. Cheap, easy to weave and easy to wash. I put em down with contact cement and wash and bleach when they come loose.Larger flemish and woven mats can use up a heap of old halyards. A large slab of plywood with casing nails driven at the appropriate loops makes it so easy to make the first few turns. If you have a real steering wheel on your vessel, a Turks head knot shows the tdc spoke and seys to all aboard "I yam what I yam"!!
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