Under liner support straps

[hoover460]

I have a 16' x 32' Kayak rectangle pool, and this winter one of the support straps running under the liner broke. I called Kayak but they want more to ship them than they cost, as they are 16' + long. Anyone know what size and material they are? I haven't been able to get the liner out yet to measure them. I am hoping I can buy something from a local metal shop and make my own. Thoughts?

[PoolDoc]

Restaurant equipment fab shops, that specialize in working in stainless could make something that would work -- but you'll probably have to design AND DRAW it for them. A local shop has made many things for me over the years, but always take the "we just make whatever you draw" approach to it.

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[hrsdennis]

Home Depot sells a construction strapping material that I have used hundreds of times with no problems. It's inexpensive and perfect for replacing the straps on an oval pool.

Dennis

[PoolDoc]

Thanks, Dennis.

Is this the product you are talking about: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Simpson-S...CS22/205325982 ?

I know the Simpson line is HEAVILY galvanized, and will last much longer than electroplated junk, if not quite as long as SS straps. (But MUCH cheaper!)

[hrsdennis]

That's the stuff Ben, I always had some on my truck. I would attach it to the brace channels with heavy duty self tapping screws. Once a channel is properly set it's next to impossible to get under it to hold a nut in place. I would cut the old straps with tin snips and lay the new one over the top of the channel. I would cut the new one as long as I could, almost rail to opposite rail. This allowed plenty of room for using multiple screws.

I checked to find a smaller roll and a 25' one is only $20.00. Twenty bucks for one strap and problem solved.

Dennis

[PoolDoc]

Great solution.

How do you replace the strap without draining the pool?