REFLECTOR: loose fuel caps

[jeff findarle via Reflector]

can anyone else send pics of what they have done to protect against the departing fuel cap syndrome? Also wondering if there are any safety retainers that have been installed over the cap? 

Thank you, Jeff
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On Saturday, July 19, 2014 12:26 PM, Scott Baker via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:
 

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>On 7/18/2014 4:26 PM, vance atkinson via Reflector wrote:
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>>You guys are lucky you only damaged your prop when the fuel cap
      came off... 
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>>I replace my old fuel cap with newer designed ones and
      incorporated a tether to the cap so it cant come loose. 
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>>Vance Atkinson 
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Vance,
>Just curious about the strength of the retaining chain.
>If a cap were to come loose, I imagine there would be some violent
    "whipping action" on the top surface of the strake, i.e. strong
    forces going on with the cap at the end of the chain.
>Do you know if the cap model you are installing will withstand
    15-minutes of "pounding"??
>Best,
>Scott B.
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