: Not sure if I posted this or not last year...
: This is a little rec boat I built for the family in the fall of
: 2009 but only launched it last summer. It's a SOF version of my
: old Saco 12 rec boat (you can see Lena putting some paddles into
: it). I've learned a lot about boat design since that boat (built
: in 2005). I narrowed it down, made it longer and made the
: baidarka-like stern more apparent. It really transformed the
: boat. It's much easier to paddle at cruising speeds. It's not
: quite as stable (relatively speaking... I can stand in the old
: boat).
: The hull has the Dacron/Vectracloth skin system I adapted from Bill
: Hamm. It's a tough system with a weight equal to that of 12oz
: polyester. It's amazing how much resin that 4oz Vectracloth
: soaks up. Rugged though... except for the paint. I painted the
: bottom with some Brightsides urethane that was left over from a
: previous project. The paint was pretty useless. Now I'd finish
: it with some UV resistant epoxy and call it good. Did the Vectra
: provide any more toughness for the added weight than just a
: layer of fiberglass (like Bill uses)? Hard to say. My daughter's
: new boat is getting Dacron/fg for a comparison.
: The deck was a layer of Dacron with Walmart cotton/polyester
: fabric. Laminated with epoxy and protected with a clear
: urethane.
Hi Dan,
Looks nice, one difference, the glass sucks up very little epoxy, so should be quite a bit lighter.
Sounds like the Vectra handles much like Dynel.
Bill H.
Messages In This Thread
- Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectracloth Skin *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/28/2011, 5:17 am- pic of bare frame *NM* *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/28/2011, 5:18 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Bill Hamm -- 1/28/2011, 7:50 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Bill Hamm -- 1/28/2011, 8:14 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/29/2011, 6:26 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Bill Hamm -- 1/29/2011, 6:56 am
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Dave Gentry -- 1/28/2011, 10:39 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/29/2011, 6:12 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Bill Hamm -- 1/29/2011, 6:58 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/29/2011, 10:56 am
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rec Boat with Dacron/Vectraclot
- pic of bare frame *NM* *PIC*