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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 6/21/2013, 11:35 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak (Jeff)

Jeff,

Don't you need to cover the bottom and the top?
I have not been brave enough to piece together dacron to make a skin, it does not sew well because the cloth is somewhat loosely woven.

From my experience you probably need an 18' piece around 70" wide.
There are lots of threads you could look back at about covering your kayak.
Might be worthwhile.

Marc

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Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
Jeff -- 6/20/2013, 9:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
Jeff Horton -- 6/20/2013, 10:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2013, 11:18 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2013, 11:26 pm
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Jeff -- 6/21/2013, 8:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2013, 12:47 am
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Jeff -- 7/1/2013, 9:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/1/2013, 9:56 am
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Jeff -- 7/5/2013, 9:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2013, 1:37 am
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Jeff -- 7/7/2013, 11:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2013, 1:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
Marc Upchurch -- 6/21/2013, 11:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/27/2013, 8:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
Marc Upchurch -- 6/27/2013, 6:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2013, 10:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
Marc Upchurch -- 6/29/2013, 10:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Waterproof skin for Kayak
Bill Hamm -- 6/30/2013, 3:17 am