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On the other hand - - -
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 3/9/2002, 1:43 am
In Response To: Re: heat sealing (daren neufeld)

You don't really need to mess with this.

you can make you bags out of canvas (or dacron, or nylon) and aterproof them the same as a skin-on-frame kayak is waterproofed: put on a few coats of paint.

Sew your sacks, coat them with latex paint or oil paint. On both sides if you wish.

You can use the Snow Roof elastomeric roofing compound that has been mentioned. Iit is thick enough to seal sewn seams very nicely, and it is very flexible. The coated canvas fabric will roll without the finish cracking.

Another waterproofing might be the urethane sealant sold for sealing tent seams. This is available at camping goods stores.

Just another approach.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

Shop: Bulkhead question
Bob -- 3/3/2002, 9:29 pm
Re: Shop: Bulkhead question
LeeG -- 3/4/2002, 9:20 am
Re: Shop: Bulkhead question
Bob -- 3/4/2002, 6:20 pm
Re: Shop: Bulkhead question
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/4/2002, 9:41 pm
Re: Shop: combination float bag and gear bag
Bob -- 3/6/2002, 6:13 pm
Re: Shop: combination float bag and gear bag
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/6/2002, 11:50 pm
Re: Shop: combination float bag and gear bag
daren neufeld -- 3/7/2002, 8:45 pm
heat sealing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/7/2002, 9:20 pm
Re: heat sealing
daren neufeld -- 3/8/2002, 9:02 pm
On the other hand - - -
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/9/2002, 1:43 am
Re: On the other hand - - -
daren neufeld -- 3/9/2002, 9:44 am
Tough questions; easy answers
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/9/2002, 1:37 am
Re: heat sealing
daren neufeld -- 3/7/2002, 10:49 pm
Re: heat sealing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/8/2002, 8:07 pm
I almost hate to mention this, but...
Brian Nystrom -- 3/8/2002, 3:16 pm
Re: I almost hate to mention this, but...
daren neufeld -- 3/8/2002, 8:45 pm
Goop redux
Brian Nystrom -- 3/7/2002, 12:56 pm
Re: Shop: Bulkhead question
LeeG -- 3/4/2002, 9:11 pm
Re: Shop: p.s.
LeeG -- 3/4/2002, 9:15 pm
Re: Shop: Bulkhead question
Chip Sandresky -- 3/4/2002, 1:09 pm
Re: Shop: Bulkhead question
Erez -- 3/3/2002, 9:41 pm