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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 2/13/2002, 9:20 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date (SMehder)

: Nick, I rebuilt a Mead Kayak made in the 30's. When I attached the skin, I
: used some heat tape, provided by a man in Maine (believe his name was
: Monforth). Would that work for the seam? It may leave the seam visiable
: after ironing.

I think the tape that Platt Monfort uses on his Geodesic Airolite boats should work fine. If you didn't like the seam running down the center you could put it along the gunwale.

Geodesic AiroLITE Bats

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Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/11/2002, 2:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Fabric type
Ken Finger -- 2/12/2002, 3:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Fabric type
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/14/2002, 9:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Fabric type
Ken Finger -- 2/14/2002, 3:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Fabric type
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/15/2002, 10:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Fabric type
Tom -- 2/14/2002, 4:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Fabric type
Ken Finger -- 2/15/2002, 7:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Fabric type
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/14/2002, 9:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date
Kent LeBoutillier -- 2/12/2002, 6:05 am
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daren neufeld -- 2/12/2002, 9:28 am
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Ross Leidy -- 2/11/2002, 3:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/12/2002, 9:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date
SMehder -- 2/12/2002, 12:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/13/2002, 9:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Progress up date
david -- 2/14/2002, 12:07 am