: Yes. Except he generally uses glue, and glues the deck to the hull.
: With a wood-framed boat you can use glue if you want, but it is
: faster to secure the hull and then the deck to the gunwale
: strips with staples. Stpales are not an option with an aluminum
: frame on a folder. With either style you could sew the skin on.
: Use about 4 stitches to the inch with the clear vinyl if you sew
: it by hand. That is about the same spacing as with a heavy
: cloth.

: when the skin is stapled on, and the overlap of deck and hull
: material, with the row of staples, is covered with a neat rub
: strip, all the fastenings are hidden. the cool factor is
: enhanced. The frame can be easily seen, and so can the paddler.
: These boats are chick magnets.

: As for fragile. Not really a big problem. Sevylor inflatable boats
: are plenty durable, and their least-expensive boats are made
: from thin, unreinforced vinyl of about this thickness. Those
: last several years. No reason these shouldn't last about half as
: long as cotton duck and paint. In the event of punctures the
: vinyl is very quick to patch with clear tape, such as one owuld
: repair a vinyl swimming pool liner. Some of those tape patches
: could be considered permanent repairs. If no using tape, then a
: scrap of the clear vinyl could be applied with clear vinyl
: cement for a permanent repair. the drying/hardening time for
: such an adhesive is about an hour. Pinholes can be repair with
: just a drop of the cement alone.

: I'm not sure what the state licensing boards will think about
: registering these boats, though. You might rn into some problems
: if your state requires an inspection before issuing tags. If
: they do, mention to the inspector that the inflatables, which
: most states WILL register are made of the same material. If you
: just have to mail in a form, as we do in Illinois, then just
: check the box for wood or plastic construction, or do both.

: PGJ

I think I'm in luck on the registration. Bill tells me my home state (WI) doesn't require registration of a homebuilt kayak:).....

I do think I'll use the "staple to the gunnel" method and cover with a rub strip. My wife's Chuckanut will get the same method although with a different material.