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Re: Skin on Wood Frame stolen
By:Travis
Date: 1/12/1999, 11:44 pm
In Response To: Skin on Wood Frame (Tom)

> I recently found a wood kayak frame laying in the alley behind my house. I
> brought it in and started cleaning it up. it had some kind of styrofoam be
> tween most of the wood strips. After cleaning it up I inspected all wood
> and found only 1 long board and 1 cross brace neded replacing. That
> compleated I painted all wood with waterseal. I purchesed 4 1/2 yards of
> canves duct. Last night I stapled it on the bottom. It came out quite
> tight with out any wrinkles. I am stuck now. Should I cement the small
> amount of material above the staples to the frame, before applying the top
> covering? Thank you for any responses

I Set my Kayak frame down off my roof rack in an ally. Turned around and it was gone. If you would like to ship it to me I will gladly give you my adress.

Messages In This Thread

Skin on Wood Frame
Tom -- 1/11/1999, 9:33 pm
Re: Skin on Wood Frame stolen
Travis -- 1/12/1999, 11:44 pm
Re: Frame stolen
Tom -- 1/15/1999, 3:23 pm
What a neighborhood!!
Mike Kestell -- 1/16/1999, 8:18 am
Re: stolen
Roger Tulk -- 1/15/1999, 12:08 pm
Re: stolen
Travis -- 1/15/1999, 7:24 pm
Re: stolen
Roger Tulk -- 1/15/1999, 11:01 pm
Re: stolen
Travis -- 1/16/1999, 2:04 am
Re: style
Don Beale -- 1/16/1999, 12:57 am
Re: Skin on Wood Frame
Roger Tulk -- 1/12/1999, 12:12 am
Re: Skin on Wood Frame
Roger Tulk -- 1/12/1999, 12:09 am
Re: Skin on Wood Frame
Roger Tulk -- 1/12/1999, 12:03 am
Re: Skin on Wood Frame
Tom -- 1/12/1999, 12:25 am
Re: Skin on Wood Frame
Paul Jacobson -- 1/12/1999, 8:32 pm