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Re: Skin-on-Frame: temp skin choice
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 6/28/2008, 2:49 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: temp skin choice (Carl Delo)

: I'm working on my bizarre catamaran SOF and think I want to test it with a
: temporary plastic skin before using the nylon & goop I bought from
: skinboats. I found 'Visqueen' at McMaster-Carr, .004" thick in a 10'
: by 25' roll for $10.17 (item 8553K813) - just wondering if anyone thinks
: this is a good or bad idea, or if there is something else that is much
: better to use. Thanks, Carl

I bought a roll of commercial-grade cling wrap from a restaurant supply company (Gordon's Food Service). It's a lot wider than grocery-store stuff so it takes less time to cover the boat, it's much heavier, and it comes in very large quantities so it's much cheaper. I think I paid around $5 for 200 yards. The best stuff to use would be the commercial pallet wrap they use for shipping, and I used to get some catalog that sold it, but when I bought the stuff I have I needed it right then and now I'm stuck with it for a couple more projects.

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Skin-on-Frame: temp skin choice
Carl Delo -- 6/27/2008, 11:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: temp skin choice
HenkA -- 6/30/2008, 1:12 am
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Carl Delo -- 6/30/2008, 10:31 am
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Mike Savage -- 6/30/2008, 6:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/30/2008, 1:48 am
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Carl Delo -- 6/30/2008, 12:30 am
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Sean -- 6/29/2008, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: temp skin choice *LINK*
David Reekie -- 6/29/2008, 6:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2008, 1:17 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2008, 1:02 am
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Carl Delo -- 6/30/2008, 12:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/30/2008, 1:46 am
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Carl Delo -- 6/30/2008, 9:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/30/2008, 6:41 pm
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Carl Delo -- 7/1/2008, 11:11 pm
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Aaron H -- 7/2/2008, 3:43 pm
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Aaron H -- 7/2/2008, 3:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2008, 4:06 pm
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Aaron H -- 7/2/2008, 5:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2008, 9:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2008, 1:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2008, 1:56 am
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Carl Delo -- 7/2/2008, 9:42 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2008, 1:24 am
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Michael McCluskey -- 6/28/2008, 4:22 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 6/28/2008, 2:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: temp skin choice *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 6/28/2008, 11:02 am
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Carl Delo -- 6/30/2008, 12:19 am
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Pete Notman -- 6/28/2008, 4:24 am
pedantic pete pallet wrap vs grocery size *Pic*
Pete Notman -- 6/28/2008, 8:19 pm