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Re: Skin-on-Frame: adding puncture resistance to p
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/24/2010, 12:50 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: adding puncture resistance to p (george)

: Bill, i know you use dacron and glass to cover your SOF's, but why
: use Dacron and not a lightweight uncoated nylon or polyester
: fabric, like say a 4 oz uncoated nylon,
: http://www.profabrics.co.uk/shop/show_product_info.php?id=NU4-99
: ?

Hi George,

Well Dacron is a polyester. The stuff I use is designed to heat shrink and many polyester's are pre-shrunk so won't work as well for my method. I've got no experience with glass over nylon but my impression is that with nylon's great amount of stretch that it won't work as well. But without testing it I can't really say.

It's not like this material is all that expensive, the modified Sea Tour 15 that the class just finished used around $20 worth of that fabric. The fabric price is just under $4 a yard at 60" width, and that width allows both the hull and deck to be covered from one piece.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: adding puncture resistance to poly fabric
George -- 2/22/2010, 12:41 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: adding puncture resistance to p
Brian Nystrom -- 2/23/2010, 8:20 am
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Charlie -- 2/22/2010, 6:22 pm
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george -- 2/23/2010, 9:14 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/22/2010, 6:03 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 2/23/2010, 8:17 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/23/2010, 8:27 am
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Dave Gentry -- 2/22/2010, 2:01 pm
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george -- 2/23/2010, 9:11 am
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george -- 2/23/2010, 9:30 am
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George -- 2/24/2010, 8:54 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/23/2010, 12:58 am
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george -- 2/23/2010, 9:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/24/2010, 12:50 am
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George -- 2/24/2010, 8:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2010, 12:41 am
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George -- 3/5/2010, 4:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:51 am
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george -- 3/9/2010, 10:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2010, 12:20 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/7/2010, 5:30 am
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george -- 3/9/2010, 10:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2010, 12:31 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/8/2010, 6:05 am
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george -- 3/9/2010, 10:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2010, 12:51 am
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Stephen Troy -- 2/24/2010, 10:50 am
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George -- 2/24/2010, 12:32 pm
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George -- 2/24/2010, 12:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2010, 12:38 am
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Kudzu -- 2/22/2010, 1:19 pm