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Why Dacron?
By:Jay Babina
Date: 1/31/2003, 9:35 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Do you need 9oz Dacron for covering? (Leigh Ross)

Mystic Seaport skin clases use Nylon. In the CT Sea Kayaking club many have used Polyester incl myself. It's less sensative to temp flucations and does shrink with a heat gun for installation.

I'm curious about Dacron. Have you investaged this?

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Do you need 9oz Dacron for covering?
Leigh Ross -- 1/30/2003, 3:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Do you need 9oz Dacron for cove
Tom Yost -- 1/31/2003, 10:20 pm
Re:PVC
srchr/gerald -- 2/1/2003, 11:42 am
Re:PVC *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 2/1/2003, 7:32 pm
Re:PVC
Jim Kozel -- 2/3/2003, 3:53 pm
Re:PVC
Tom Yost -- 2/3/2003, 4:29 pm
How best to use PVC?
Brian Nystrom -- 2/3/2003, 12:49 pm
Re: How best to use PVC?
Tom Yost -- 2/3/2003, 4:17 pm
Re Dacron
Leigh Ross -- 2/1/2003, 4:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Do you need 9oz Dacron for cove
Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/31/2003, 8:08 pm
9 oz Poly/Dacron The full story
Leigh Ross -- 1/31/2003, 9:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Do you need 9oz Dacron for cove
Bill Price -- 1/31/2003, 2:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Do you need 9oz Dacron for cove
Shawn Baker -- 1/31/2003, 1:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Do you need 9oz Dacron for cove
Brian Nystrom -- 1/31/2003, 12:34 pm
Why Dacron?
Jay Babina -- 1/31/2003, 9:35 am
Dacron = polyester
Brian Nystrom -- 1/31/2003, 12:35 pm