: My 2 cents is not what you looking for, but after having gone
: through the same worrying about what is best I have come to the
: conclusion that unless your going to beat the heck out it, or
: paddle some place that is really rough on you boat, you're over
: thinking it.
: My experience is any of the ones I have used, 7 oz and 12 oz nylon
: and 8 oz polyester, are more than adequate for most normal use.
: I did ruin a 7oz nylon but I was doing something I should
: haven't done.
: The only coating I have tried that I don't like is latex paint on
: polyester, just to soft and skin up easy but it remains water
: tight. I have used DuraTuf and ZAR and both stand up to anything
: i will give them and I don't baby my boats. I don't abuse them
: either.
: Not what you asked but that has been my experience.
I pretty much assumed I was overthinking it. That is kind of in my nature I guess. I do appreciate your input, it provides perspective that is actually really helpful. I guess I assumed that most builders were unhappy with some aspects of each of their builds, and therefore would be able to score each of the skins they had tried. I didn't consider that almost any reasonably good skin might appear to work equally well if the kayak was never abused.
Messages In This Thread
- Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "Skin Score"
Justin -- 3/28/2011, 1:43 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Mike Bielski -- 3/28/2011, 3:45 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/28/2011, 6:31 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Mike Bielski -- 3/28/2011, 10:27 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 7:57 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 12:53 am
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Skin/Coating Ranking
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/28/2011, 7:12 pm- Re: Skin/Coating Ranking
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 8:08 am
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 3/28/2011, 10:54 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 8:03 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 8:37 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 9:30 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 10:31 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:03 am - Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Scott Shurlow -- 3/29/2011, 10:35 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 12:57 am - Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2011, 1:43 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 7:44 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2011, 1:11 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 3:21 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:37 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 8:31 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 1:02 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 1:42 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/31/2011, 8:41 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 8:47 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/31/2011, 8:51 am
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/1/2011, 9:19 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2011, 11:33 am- flying boats *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/2/2011, 2:54 am- Re: flying boats
Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2011, 6:56 am- Re: flying boats
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/4/2011, 9:01 am- Re: flying boats
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2011, 4:21 pm- Re: flying boats
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2011, 4:26 pm - Re: flying boats
- Re: flying boats
- flying boats *PIC*
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
StephenHJ -- 3/30/2011, 1:33 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 2:29 pm
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Mike Bielski -- 3/29/2011, 1:03 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 3:38 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Noel Bennett -- 3/29/2011, 6:01 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
StephenHJ -- 3/29/2011, 6:08 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Noel Bennett -- 3/29/2011, 7:02 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:41 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 8:39 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 1:05 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/31/2011, 8:21 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 8:50 am
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- It's called
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 6:13 pm- Re: It's called
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 6:16 pm- Re: It's called
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:42 am
- Re: It's called
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 8:48 am- Re: It's called
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 3/30/2011, 1:40 pm- Re: It's called
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 2:51 pm- Re: It's called
Noel Bennett -- 3/30/2011, 3:50 pm- 12 oz? *PIC*
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 3/30/2011, 4:18 pm
- 12 oz? *PIC*
- Re: It's called
- Re: It's called
- Re: It's called
Michael -- 3/30/2011, 1:44 pm- Re: It's called
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 3/30/2011, 4:02 pm
- Re: It's called
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S