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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
By:Kent LeBoutillier
Date: 3/7/2003, 11:45 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin (Tom)

Stitching pieces together such that you would have seams below the water line isn't recommended. Seams can be difficult to seal and are usually kept to the deck areas. Besides the best material available for a 17' boat will be @ 60 bucks. I'm cheap but I wouldn't waist my time with old canvas.

Kent

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
Tom -- 3/7/2003, 7:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/7/2003, 11:45 am
Exactly!
Brian Nystrom -- 3/7/2003, 12:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
Terry Hanson -- 3/7/2003, 11:14 am
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Rehd -- 3/7/2003, 9:44 am
Re: Correction
Rehd -- 3/7/2003, 9:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
Mike Hanks -- 3/7/2003, 9:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
Tom -- 3/7/2003, 11:23 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin *LINK* *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 3/7/2003, 8:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
sing -- 3/7/2003, 3:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
Brian Nystrom -- 3/10/2003, 1:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canvas skin
sing -- 3/10/2003, 8:50 pm
Canvas skin: Think of future patches and repairs
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/10/2003, 9:50 pm