A leash keeps you and your surfboard together.
By tethering you to your surfboard, a leash prevents your board from floating back into shore following a wipeout. Before installing this helpful device, determine which type of leash you have. The end of the leash that attaches to the board will have either a sewn loop or a Velcro loop. To install either leash entails following a unique set of instructions.
Instructions
Sewn-Loop Leash
1. Grasp your leash string. This is a length of nylon string included with the purchase of your leash.
2. Pass the string through the sewn loop at one end of your leash. The sewn loop is opposite to the end of the leash that attaches to your ankle.
3. Find the leash plug at the rear of your surfboard. The plug is bisected by a piece of metal bar. Pass one end of the string beneath the metal bar.
4. Fold the string in half so that both ends come together. Tie the two ends into a knot. Pull on the knot to make sure it's secure. Check, too, that the string isn't so long that it touches the sides of the surfboard when pulled taut. If necessary, untie the old knot and fashion a new one to prevent this occurrence.
Velcro-Loop Leash
5. Grasp your leash string. Your surfboard leash includes two parts: the actual leash section, which goes around your ankle, and a piece of nylon string. The nylon string serves to attach the leash to the surfboard.
6. Fold the string in half, so that the two ends meet.
7. Fasten the two ends into a knot. The string now resembles a loop with a knot on one side. Pull on the knot to check its strength.
8. Note the leash plug at the rear of your surfboard. The plug is bisected by metal bar.
9. Pass the loop of your string beneath the metal bar. Pull the loop up even with the knot.
10. Grasp your surfboard leash. Pass the end opposite the end that attaches to your ankle through both loops of the string. "Both" loops include the loop formed on either side of the metal bar.
11. Enclose the Velcro ends of the leash to secure it to the string.
12. Pull the leash taut to check the length of the string. The string should not be so long that it touches the sides of the surfboard. If necessary, untie the old knot and fashion a new one to give the string proper length.
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