: Someone with more experience with nylon than me will need to answer
: but from what I understand nylon shrinks (and expands) with
: moisture not heat. Heat shrinking is mostly for polyester
: (Dacron).

: Bill H.
Here is a good tutorial. No shrinking required.
Use the mechanical advantage of the initial stitching along w/ a 3 or 4" stretch end to end.
Works great, I've done a couple of boats this way w/ no problems.
http://capefalconkayak.com/howtoskinakayak.html