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Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
By:George
Date: 9/18/2010, 9:48 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir (Bill Hamm)

: Hi George,

: I epoxy the Dacron first to seal the fabric and to provide a stable
: base for the glass, then apply the glass. If one was to finish
: it without color varnish would be applied after that.

: Bill H.

To be a bit more precise about my own situation. I had already varnished the skin and taken the kayak on an outing before deciding to put on the a second football shaped piece of fabric on the hull.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my first sof kayak *PIC*
George -- 9/16/2010, 11:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
barry boyette -- 9/18/2010, 8:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
George -- 9/17/2010, 1:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Bill Hamm -- 9/18/2010, 1:36 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/16/2010, 6:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Bill Hamm -- 9/16/2010, 6:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Ric -- 9/16/2010, 1:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Doug S -- 9/16/2010, 12:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Stephen Troy -- 9/16/2010, 11:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
George -- 9/16/2010, 11:56 am
a last one *NM* *PIC*
George -- 9/16/2010, 11:42 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Dave Gentry -- 9/16/2010, 11:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
David S. -- 9/16/2010, 3:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
George -- 9/17/2010, 1:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Bill Hamm -- 9/18/2010, 1:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
George -- 9/18/2010, 4:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Bill Hamm -- 9/18/2010, 9:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
George -- 9/18/2010, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 1:36 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
David S. -- 9/17/2010, 1:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: long overdue pictures of my fir
George -- 9/16/2010, 11:43 am
cockpit *NM* *PIC*
George -- 9/16/2010, 11:28 am
Another view *NM* *PIC*
George -- 9/16/2010, 11:27 am