help rein forcing my shanty

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it is a Eskimo Quickfish 3 at the derby all 4 hold downs got ripped off was wondering if anyone had a good fix for it

[muskyon46]

Is this the tie downs in the corners or the hubs? If its the corners you can get a grommit kit and cut a small hole in the skirt at each corner, put a grommit in and walla. Anchor the corners down from the outside. I noticed polar birds pop-ups have the corner anchors on the skirt. Looks nice and all anchoring can be done from the outside. Check out the anchors location in the pic on this post

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=322164.msg3480563#msg3480563

[gemcityslayer]

it is a Eskimo Quickfish 3 at the derby all 4 hold downs got ripped off was wondering if anyone had a good fix for it

Did they get completely ripped off - the black material surrounding the grommet? or Just the metal grommet rings?   On mine I had the grommets rip out of a few of mine and I made a quick fix in the field that was good enough that I never really thought of getting new grommets... I just taped around the "hole" w/ electrical tape... held up fine.  Dunno if that makes sense.

If the whole black rectangle flap (fabric) came off you might need to have your lady sew some new ones or find someone who can sew some new ones on.  Good luck!

[okiefish]

I had the same problem! Grrrrrr Eskimos are crap........
I re-sewed mine back on and mended the seams that got torn up with
Fire line  it's way stronger then any thread you can find at a hobby store.
I also reinforced where I sewed them back on with a patch for pants.
I think this will give their Wyoming design flaw the need support it needs.
Happy fishing!

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thanks I new I would get some good ideas from guys