That's the nicest and simplest set of instructions I've seen yet for a cloth covered boat. *Just* what I've been looking for. That's a cloth covered boat I'd be willing to tackle. Now I'll have to see if I can convince my wife she'd rather have that then a canoe.

> Arnold You can recover the older folbot with #10 canvas on the
> hull and #12 or light weight vynal on the deck. It will decrease the
> weight of your Glider considerably and still be quite seaworthy. The
> canvas will never be as smooth as the Folbot hull but the Glider is
> certainly not a speed boat anyway, so I doubt you will care. I build
> skin boats very similar to the old Folbots and we do very well in
> them. They were popular when I was a kid and I have been building
> them ever since. I put my web page address below, so you can see how
> to cover a frame with the cotton duck. If you need any help, feel
> free to e-mail me. paul