: I completely applaud what Bill is doing with his Dacron/FG skins. It works
: well for him, and that's what really matters to me. If Bill hit some chop,
: and his skin split open, I'm sure he'd abandon the idea right away.

: I suppose it's heresy for me to say this on a forum devoted mainly to
: Stripper and S&G construction, but I hate epoxy and fiberglass work. That
: stuff just drips no matter what I do. And then, when I try to make
: graphite tips on paddles, it sags and makes the edge profile suck for
: padding. Epoxy and me aren't friends.

: That explains why I favor SOF construction, and shy away from 2 part Corey
: Goop for coatings. I'd have used Zar for my coating, if I had a garage or
: basement to work in, and a week to get coated. Instead, I had the back
: yard, and 4 coats of Dura-Tuff in one day. When I get a frame I just love,
: I'm sure there will be Coelan in the future.

: Please don't anyone think I'm not on board with Bill's skin...

: Bill, when was the last time you posted some pictures of your skinning
: process? Probably 3 years ago! Hah! Of course, it probably looks just like
: any other SOF...

: Keep on floating, all of you!!!!!

: Brian

Hi Brian,

Yep, been awile since I posted any pictures. We'll be doing a Tom Yost SOF modified Sea Tour 15 after the first of the year for my building class and I promise I'll take lots of pix and post them too. Btw, I normally hope to break even on these classes and usually don't. That's the big difference, you actually make money (or try to ) with this, I do it as a hobby, generally costs me money, like everyone else.

And, obviously, this method is not for those that don't like working with glass/epoxy. Don't think there is a perfect method for a SOF, but this is one choice.

Bill H.