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Re: Canvas question
By:Bill Price
Date: 6/2/2001, 12:14 pm
In Response To: Re: Canvas question (daren neufeld)

: hi bill;
: are you saying that you only glue the skin onto the frame? no sewing?
: i'm very interested in this!!
: daren.....

Yes. It is glued at the gunwales. Similar to a Walrus, but no staples or tacks. It works very well. Check out Platt Monfort's site below. This stuff is pretty strong and easy. I will also clamp down the gunwales with a rub rail. The only problem I can see is it seems to soften under oil based urethanes so I'm sticking (no pun intended :-) to water based sealers.

Bill Price

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Messages In This Thread

Canvas question
Glenn m -- 5/31/2001, 10:05 pm
"Shoe lacing" on a kayak skin
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/4/2001, 5:59 pm
Re: Canvas question
Pete Strand -- 6/2/2001, 9:00 pm
Re: Canvas question
Mark -- 6/1/2001, 3:56 am
Re: Canvas question
Bill Price -- 6/1/2001, 12:03 pm
Re: Canvas question
Mark -- 6/1/2001, 4:57 pm
Re: Canvas question
Bill Price -- 6/2/2001, 1:09 am
Re: Canvas question
daren neufeld -- 6/2/2001, 9:56 am
Re: Canvas question
Bill Price -- 6/2/2001, 12:14 pm
Re: Canvas question
Mark -- 6/1/2001, 3:50 pm
Re: Canvas question
Bill Price -- 6/2/2001, 12:52 am
Re: Polyester, Snowseal & Moose Drool
Mike Hanks -- 6/1/2001, 9:22 pm
Re: Polyester, Snowseal & Moose Drool
Bill Price -- 6/2/2001, 12:54 am
Re: Canvas question
Rehd -- 5/31/2001, 11:05 pm
Re: Canvas question
West -- 6/1/2001, 12:30 am