: As for dye. Why?
: I don't want to stifle anyone's crativity for decoration here, but
: I really don't understand the fascination for this process.
: Someone, please, enlighten me on the error(s) of my thinking.

Paul, assuming you're not asking a rhetorical question, the dye fascination is a product of using "Corey's Goop," aka spiritline something or other, as a skin coating. Apparently it is not readily tinted, so one must color the skin first. paint does not adhere to it. It's a pretty popular skin coating for nylon, as it is fairly flexible and tough. It is also expensive and fiddly to apply correctly.

: Actually, I'm lazier than that. I'd use a precoated skin fabric,
: such as the Coverlight (r) Tom Yost has used. No dyeing, no
: painting, no waiting. no spending for paint.

Personally, I have no desire ever to skin a boat with this again, despite the convenience. I really, really prefer to have a taut, wrinkle free skin on my boats, which is often hard or impossible to achieve with the PVC on some hull shapes. It just does not stretch or shrink.
Other than that, I have no issues with it, and it certainly is easier skin a boat that way.