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Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/5/2008, 5:13 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices (Roy Morford)

: Thanks Bill,
: It's time I got started on my Nikumi now that the rowboat is almost finished.
: I'm pretty sure it will be polyester fabric with pinked tape reinforcing
: the fabric where it's vulnerable to abrasion. I've used nylon on a couple
: of previous skinboats and wasn't too keen on the skrink/sag cycle in
: warmer weather.

Roy,

That's one reason, shrinking etc., why I like polyester. Course I'm still working on refining the polyester/glass covering method that I used on my Tom Yost boat last fall.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Kudzu -- 8/2/2008, 8:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Bill Hamm -- 8/3/2008, 2:45 am
Good Info
Kudzu -- 8/3/2008, 7:02 pm
more ot think about
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/9/2008, 6:33 am
Re: more ot think about
Bill Hamm -- 8/10/2008, 1:31 am
Re: Good Info *LINK*
Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundaryfp4KSbf+o7tg+H -- 8/4/2008, 8:40 am
Re: Good Info
Bill Hamm -- 8/4/2008, 12:50 am
Re: Skin-on-frame trailer.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/9/2008, 6:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Roy Morford -- 8/3/2008, 11:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Bill Hamm -- 8/3/2008, 5:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Roy Morford -- 8/4/2008, 1:58 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Bill Hamm -- 8/5/2008, 5:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Bill Hamm -- 8/3/2008, 4:38 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Bill Hamm -- 8/3/2008, 2:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Charlie -- 8/2/2008, 9:47 pm
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Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundaryfp4KSbf+o7tg+H -- 8/2/2008, 6:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fabric choices
Pete Notman -- 8/2/2008, 5:11 pm