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Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
By:FlyYaker
Date: 10/9/2011, 1:28 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help! (Etienne Muller)

: The perfection or your set up will determine the quality of your
: resulting PWC.

: It just isn't worth starting the project on wonky forms. You will
: be putting time an love into this project and in you heart you
: will know, as you place every strip, that it is not right. I you
: wanted a squashed imperfect PWC you could have just bought a
: plastic fantastic for less money than you are going to be
: spending on this project.

: If the kit supplier cannot supply proper forms then go somewhere
: else or get the plans and make your own forms.

: Don't be fobbed off. This is a powerful forum. Threaten them with
: bad press if absolutely necessary.

: This came up recently. I wonder if the kit supplier is the same one
: as last time. Maybe you got the other guy's forms that he
: returned.

: Et

Thanks for the reply Et. I did a lot of research and have never found anything negative about this supplier so I was pretty surprised when I started to find all these inconsistencies. I also looked through the archives before I posted and found the post you are referring to and it is not the same supplier. I am going to call them tomorrow and see what they say. Like I said, this is my first strip kayak, but I found it strange that some of the measurements did not match and there were so many inconsistencies. I could live with an 1/8" off here and there but there are a lot of other places I am finding small errors. I just want to do this right.

Regards

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
FlyYaker -- 10/9/2011, 9:08 am
Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
Ric Moodie -- 10/9/2011, 10:31 am
Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
FlyYaker -- 10/9/2011, 10:38 am
Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
Etienne Muller -- 10/9/2011, 10:51 am
Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
FlyYaker -- 10/9/2011, 1:28 pm
Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2011, 3:48 pm
Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2011, 3:47 pm
Re: Strip: Form Accuracy- Please Help!
Bill VerSteeg -- 10/11/2011, 3:13 pm
Where did you get them?
Stephen Troy -- 10/10/2011, 9:59 am