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Re: Skin-on-Frame: adding puncture resistance to p
By:george
Date: 2/23/2010, 9:30 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: adding puncture resistance to p (Dave Gentry)

: Why not build a wooden boat, instead?
: My point being that you built a SOF for a reason - they are light,
: responsive and easy and cheap to build. Adding fiberglass, etc,
: makes all that for naught. But, more importantly, you don't need
: to add any puncture resistance. I've never had one, and don't
: know anyone who has. You'd have to try really hard, or drag it
: across something really sharp, to do any damage.

: Check out this video!:

: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYyvIExWkqU

: Looking forward to seeing pics!
: Dave Gentry

Dave, i've seen the vid, but it's a 8.9 nylon covered SOF, so i don't think you can compare it to a poly covered one, nylon being a bit more puncture resistant than a poly fabric. This also was what i gathered from the Masik summer 2003 article on lightweight fabrics.

And yes, i've met a lad who punctured his poly covered SOF, and he said he wasn't rough with it or anything, and SOF's are rare around here so that's why i'm a bit concerned.

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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