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Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 2/25/2011, 6:29 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options (Todd O)

Mike Bielski wrote a nice overview, available here, starting around pp42, I think:
http://www.qajaqusa.org/newsletter/Masik_Summer_2009_082809.pdf

For me, the best combination of ease of application, durability, cost and convenience is 8oz polyester (available from George Dyson GDyson@gmail.com) coated with oil based paint (like Rustoleum). I've skinned many boats with this combination, and it works just fine.

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Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Todd O -- 2/25/2011, 1:21 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/25/2011, 2:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2011, 2:37 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/25/2011, 2:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2011, 2:35 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/25/2011, 3:13 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 2/26/2011, 8:15 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/26/2011, 8:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2011, 9:25 am
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Todd O -- 2/27/2011, 12:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2011, 1:13 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/27/2011, 1:37 am
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Tim Abbott -- 2/27/2011, 10:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2011, 12:23 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Todd O -- 2/28/2011, 12:08 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/28/2011, 1:35 pm
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Todd O -- 2/28/2011, 2:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2011, 2:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2011, 2:20 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/1/2011, 4:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2011, 11:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sewing or gluing vinyl
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/2/2011, 1:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2011, 2:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Todd O -- 3/1/2011, 9:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2011, 1:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/27/2011, 1:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF fabric and finish options
Dave Gentry -- 2/25/2011, 6:29 pm