Need help changing net storage on Canyon 366

cuhuba

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So the netting material in the rod storage of the gunnels is completely deteriorated on my 2011 Canyon 366. Here is what its supposed to look like http://www.gradywhite.com/models/center ... d=1&pid=21
I called Grady and they gave name a contact to the original supplier which lead nowhere. I sourced some netting and hope to change it but I am having a tuff time finding the small brass crimps that secure the net in place. I figure tying a knot behind each little hole will be almost impossible. Have any of you replaced this before? Is there a better material out there that won't die within a couple of years in the sun?
 

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I have no idea what the brass crimps look like from that picture, but it sounds like you're talking about wire ferrules. Try googling for that and/or checking with a place like Mcmaster Carr. They would carry both the ferrules (whether you want brass, aluminum, etc) and the crimper tool. Never tried it, but I think you might be able to make wire crimp connectors work, too. For the netting, maybe try some regularly applied 303 protectant as PM.