101 uses for Velcro on board

Fixing curtains & blinds to sloping coachroof windows and forehatch.

Parking tiller extension when not in use.
 
small patch on pencils plus strip above chart table to keep em handy

fluffy side - for when you run out of bog roll.
hooky side - for when you run out of fluffy side...
 
Little 1cm squares of the soft side stuck to the inside centre of nasa clipper instrument covers will stop them marking the screens which they will do if you do nothing.
 
A bit on each of their pampers holds 50 babies in place looking enthralled during filming of a TV ad.
 
I sailed ona high performance 30ft yacht some time back. I was impressed by the attachment of the clew of the mainsail to the boom. It was about 1 metre of velcro tape with pile one side and hooks the other. It wrapped around the boom through the clew eyelet and around again about 3 times.
This loop enables the clew to slide fore and aft with outhaul tension but takes all the load of the main sheet. No need for tracks and cars for the clew.
I found some of the velcro recently in a haberdashery (cheaest)or Swindlery. It is sold for cutting up for cable ties etc. When you multiply the number of turns it becomes very strong. I love it just havn't found a use for it yet. (until I set up a new boom)

Velcro will only disappoint when used simply as a stick on. But if you feed a strap through a ring to make a 2 purchase all the pull is in shear and it can be very strong. Makes sail ties, clamp for firextinguisher even batteries (wide tape) Yes velcro is fun stuff. olewill
 
Its one of those 'I wish I'd invented it/had shares in the company' products.

I use it for keeping the shore power cable in check. However I do have a problem with the velcro on my coat; the wrist adjustment velcro keeps attaching to that on the weather flap, leaving me slightly incapacitated! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
 
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I sailed ona high performance 30ft yacht some time back. I was impressed by the attachment of the clew of the mainsail to the boom. It was about 1 metre of velcro tape with pile one side and hooks the other. It wrapped around the boom through the clew eyelet and around again about 3 times.
This loop enables the clew to slide fore and aft with outhaul tension but takes all the load of the main sheet. No need for tracks and cars for the clew.


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I had a problem with the clew slug on my mainsail pulling out of the slot in the boom. I thought the problem was an undersized slug compounded by my having lubricated the slot, so I asked if the sailmaker could substitute a larger-diameter slug. Instead they supplied one of these velcro straps which has completely solved the problem. (Low-performance 29ft yacht.)

Alan
 
Allows the remote control for the stereo (bought from Aldi) to be stuck in place upside down on the deck head within easy reach of the cockpit.

(A tip I learnt on the ships, remote controls and the north sea in winter don't get on! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )
 
I know they've used Velcro to hold the little Indian boy-jockeys onto the backs of racing camels in Dubai, so perhaps something similar could be arranged to hold boaty-racer-crews onto the windward rail on those long beats out to the Fastnet Rock.....

Something new for the ORC Special Regulations Committee to ponder?

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Instead of screwing holes in my GRP I use a strip of thick industrial velcro to hold the winch handle pocket in place in the cockpit. Works fine, and just remove it and stow it at the end of the days sailing.

Tim
 
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