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Re: Ok, but which will you make?
By:Terry Hanson
Date: 2/12/2003, 6:59 pm
In Response To: Ok, but which will you make? (charles w)

: Ok, you've used both and you can make one that's as nice... But what will you
: use for materials? Do you have any ideas yet on that or on the style? Just
: curious...

Well I'm not very good at planning ,I usually just fake it as I go.
I guess I'd try the neoprene one that comes from John Sweet. At this point I'm not sure what I'd change but both my skirts tend to let water pool around the waist. Maybe suspenders would fix that ??

Last year on a trip I cut a branch just a little wider than the cockpit. In place it made an arch under the sprayskirt and water drained better. Perhaps a curved rib stitched into the skirt would work and stay in place??

So I'm not much help with design ideas but maybe others have comments?

Terry

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Spray Skirt for Guillemot
Gordon Snapp -- 2/12/2003, 10:39 am
Re: Strip: Spray Skirt for Guillemot
Terry Hanson -- 2/12/2003, 12:12 pm
Ok, but which will you make?
charles w -- 2/12/2003, 5:58 pm
Re: Ok, but which will you make?
Terry Hanson -- 2/12/2003, 6:59 pm
Re: Strip: Spray Skirt
Don Lucas -- 2/12/2003, 11:52 am