Here are a few pics from a new "rolling" folder. It's not
quite completed, but will be in a couple of days. Remaining is a
CF coaming and cutting open the deckridge and installing the
Velcro, or zipper closure.

The deck skin appears a bit "loose", but that's intentional.
On a non-folder, the PVC would have been pulled tighter for
gluing, but for folder use, the skin , if built with too much
tension, will want to recoil after being cut open, making it
difficult to close properly when in use. This is also true of
sewn and heat shrunk skins.

A glued PVC skin has proven, to me anyway, to be a better
folding skin than a sewn and coated one, as it folds without
creasing, doesn't shrink when off the boat, and doesn't go
slack in the water.

The 6 yds.(61" X 36") of PVC costs about $30.00US. A sewn/ coated
skin looks great, until it is cut open. Then it gets pretty baggy
no matter the closure method. When done, it's ready to paddle, and
no waiting for elastomer coatings to cure before use, or more
importantly before folding.

The blue closed cell foam under the temp coaming is compressed
and serves to "hopefully" stop water entry when inverted.
After testing, the CF coaming will be made. The kayak had been
paddled with a plastic wrap skin, but not yet with the PVC skin.

Thanks,

Tom