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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin for Yost Kayak
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/20/2011, 2:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin for Yost Kayak (john raley)

: Well after alot of consideration based on this being a first kayak
: on the cheap i think i'll give the canvasa whirl. I can get 12oz
: 72"wide canvas from a theatrical supply house for $8.10 a
: yard, and i have 10 gallons of jaxsan elastomeric in my shop for
: free. I'll spend $40 now, and when it needs to be recovered i'll
: either upgrrade, or build a new kayak.

: Thanks for everyones input!
: John R

Just make sure it's un-shrunk and it'll be fine. Really easy to get canvas tight, wet it (mist it with a spray bottle) and it shrinks really nice on it's own.

Bill H.

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john raley -- 6/19/2011, 8:24 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 6/19/2011, 9:09 am
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john raley -- 6/19/2011, 9:52 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 6/19/2011, 10:19 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/19/2011, 10:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2011, 10:26 am
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john raley -- 6/19/2011, 11:50 am
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Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 6/19/2011, 12:06 pm
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Matthias -- 6/22/2011, 9:34 am
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Outlaw -- 6/19/2011, 12:59 pm
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Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 6/19/2011, 4:18 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2011, 2:28 pm
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john raley -- 6/19/2011, 9:30 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 6/19/2011, 11:19 pm
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john raley -- 6/20/2011, 7:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2011, 2:30 pm