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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee 13
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/29/2010, 9:26 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee 13 (Rusty Koscianski)

: Bill,

: I've started gluing the joints, and I'm looking down the road to
: covering the frame. So far I have two directions that I'm
: considering. One, Tom Yost's recommendation of covering with PVC
: coverene. Two, there is Corey Freedman's Nylon with
: polyurethane. What are the reason's for choosing one method over
: the other? Does one last longer? Is one lighter?

: I'm a first timer, so inexperience is a big consideration. Though
: having stretched canvas over stretcher bars for 30 years, I
: think I could handle either method.

: Thank you in advance,

: Rusty in Annapolis

The nylon/poly will be somewhat lighter and has a relatively short (3 to 5 year) life. The Coverene method will last longer I'd think but is very difficult to cover without wrinkles.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee 13
Rusty Koscianski -- 9/4/2010, 12:20 pm
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Foster -- 9/5/2010, 5:49 pm
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dan4sea -- 9/22/2010, 12:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/4/2010, 2:25 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/4/2010, 2:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/5/2010, 12:23 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/21/2010, 10:00 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 9/22/2010, 12:18 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 4:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2010, 11:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2010, 11:59 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 9/22/2010, 8:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2010, 1:58 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/28/2010, 8:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2010, 9:26 am
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Foster -- 9/29/2010, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2010, 2:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2010, 2:31 pm
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Shark Bait -- 9/22/2010, 9:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2010, 1:59 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 8:10 am
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Dave Gentry -- 9/21/2010, 11:39 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 8:06 am
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TheLuckyOne -- 9/21/2010, 11:28 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 8:05 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/5/2010, 8:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2010, 1:00 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/6/2010, 8:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2010, 8:51 am
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Greywuuf -- 9/4/2010, 8:00 pm
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Don T -- 9/4/2010, 9:05 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 9/4/2010, 1:22 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/4/2010, 2:35 pm
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Will Clarke -- 9/4/2010, 8:37 pm