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Actually, Cunningham's method... *LINK*
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 2/25/2003, 3:23 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham (Jeff The Tall)

...is still a single piece with a single seam. Instead of sewing down the center, it's sewn along one gunwale. FWIW, I used Bill Low's method on three boats and I like the results. You can see how he does it at the link below. I use a temporary center stringer clamped in place as a sewing guide. It's simply a piece of 1/8" x 3/4" x 8' aluminum strap.

BTW, you should check out the Greenland forum at www.qajaqusa.com. There's more skin boat info there than you could possibly need.

Bill Low's skinning method

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Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Jeff The Tall -- 2/25/2003, 1:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Jay Babina -- 2/26/2003, 11:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Tom Yost -- 2/26/2003, 11:54 am
Re: Nearly the same, but.......
Rehd -- 2/25/2003, 9:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham *LINK* *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 2/25/2003, 4:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Wes -- 2/25/2003, 3:48 pm
barrels OT
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/25/2003, 7:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Jeff The Tall -- 2/25/2003, 5:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Ken Finger -- 2/25/2003, 3:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Shawn Baker -- 2/25/2003, 5:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: technique: Morris v. Cunningham
Jeff The Tall -- 2/25/2003, 5:19 pm
Actually, Cunningham's method... *LINK*
Brian Nystrom -- 2/25/2003, 3:23 pm