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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 9/15/2011, 12:39 pm

: Thanks Mike - I've been playing with the idea of making my own.
: I've made everything else on the boat including the paddle, so
: that certainly fits. This is a different type of textile work
: and I'm not super great with a pair of sheers. I'll probably end
: up making a tuilik, but thought that I would start with a
: commercial spray skirt.

: Eric M.

You could make a custom fitted neoprene aquilisaq in afternoon even with no sewing experience. IMO, neoprene is easier to work with than fabric. Don't let the fear of the shear deter you! Conquer the fear, use the shear!

m

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendations
Eric M. -- 9/14/2011, 5:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Bill Hamm -- 9/15/2011, 2:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Eric M. -- 9/15/2011, 11:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Bill Hamm -- 9/15/2011, 3:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Eric M. -- 9/15/2011, 7:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Mike Bielski -- 9/15/2011, 8:00 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Eric M. -- 9/15/2011, 11:23 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Mike Bielski -- 9/15/2011, 12:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
StephenHJ -- 9/15/2011, 2:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Eric M. -- 9/15/2011, 7:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
StephenHJ -- 9/15/2011, 8:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Eric M. -- 9/16/2011, 11:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sprayskirt/Tuilik Recommendatio
Eric M. -- 9/15/2011, 7:49 pm