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Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
By:kelly t
Date: 3/11/2009, 6:26 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures (Bill Hamm)

Bill

The pics look great. Congrats on a nice build, and on getting more folks into building their own watercraft... :)

You mention the use of epoxy/glass on a skin-on-frame build. Is this the method you had mentioned some time ago with a lightweight skin, perhaps Dacron, covered with 'glass and epoxy?

kelly t

: Btw, even though it looks hard and shiny this is a skin on frame boat and
: weight approx. 30 lbs. The students got a little carried away with the
: epoxy/glass, can easily be built maybe 10 lbs. lighter.

: Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures *Pic*
Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2009, 1:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
John F Monroe -- 3/10/2009, 4:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2009, 12:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures *Pic*
Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2009, 1:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2009, 2:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
kelly t -- 3/11/2009, 6:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Bill Hamm -- 3/12/2009, 12:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Bill Hamm -- 3/12/2009, 12:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Will Clarke -- 3/8/2009, 9:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2009, 2:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Will Clarke -- 3/9/2009, 8:42 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2009, 12:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak building class pictures
Mike Savage -- 3/8/2009, 5:57 pm