A friend of mine has a nice Seaward Quest kayak that she had outfitted with "soft fittings." They are basically cloth tabs secured with marine screws. I like how they look and I figure they're probably going to hold up better than Pygmy's plastic hardware. (I just finished building the Pygmy Coho and am taking it out tomorrow for its first paddle!) I have a few weeks before doing the final sanding and varnishing and installation of deck rigging and would appreciated any comments about this system of deck rigging or any other.

Thanks- Ashley