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Re: Other: NDK Greenlander repair?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/21/2015, 9:19 am
In Response To: Re: Other: NDK Greenlander repair? (scottbaxter)

It's uncertified aircraft Dacron, I've been getting it from Aircraft Spruce, it's very tight weave and is un-shrunk which is important since it'll shrink with a household iron about 25%, helps to get it very snug. The downside is it's not stretchy so you can only cover the hull and the deck separately and then have an overlap at the gunwale ( I lap the deck fabric over the hull). I staple the fabric to the wood, I've tried seam tape and while it works it's a pain to use. I stick the extra fabric from the deck to the hull with contact cement then once it's dried I shrink out any wrinkles with the iron (solvent contact cement softens with heat then regains it's stick when it cools). Helps to pre-coat the fabric with a light coat of epoxy, the fabric tends to act like a giant sponge if you try to skip the pre-coat and sucks up an amazing amount of resin, the pre-coat also helps to bond the fabric to the glass since it'll soak into the fabric and once set the epoxy/glass bonds to that coat.

Others have done this method and it works very well, lots of boats built this way, my first one now has to be 6 or 7 years old and looks just like new.

Any questions just ask.

Bill H.

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Other: NDK Greenlander repair? *PIC*
Bob -- 8/12/2015, 3:39 pm
Re: Other: NDK Greenlander repair?
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/12/2015, 4:11 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/12/2015, 4:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/12/2015, 8:38 pm
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Bob -- 8/13/2015, 9:30 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 8/12/2015, 4:34 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 8/12/2015, 5:08 pm
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Bob -- 8/13/2015, 9:32 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/13/2015, 10:15 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/12/2015, 7:29 pm
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bsoderholm -- 8/12/2015, 8:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/12/2015, 8:41 pm
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Bob -- 8/13/2015, 9:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/13/2015, 7:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/12/2015, 8:46 pm
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Bob -- 8/13/2015, 9:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/12/2015, 8:54 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 8/13/2015, 7:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/13/2015, 8:24 am
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Bob -- 8/13/2015, 9:39 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 8/13/2015, 10:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/13/2015, 8:02 pm
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Nick R. -- 8/14/2015, 9:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2015, 12:14 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 8/14/2015, 12:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2015, 1:40 pm
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Bob -- 8/14/2015, 2:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2015, 4:41 pm
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scottbaxter -- 8/21/2015, 7:42 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2015, 8:40 am
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scottbaxter -- 8/21/2015, 9:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2015, 9:19 am
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scottbaxter -- 8/22/2015, 7:43 am
Re: Other: NDK Greenlander repair?
Bill Hamm -- 8/22/2015, 8:39 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/13/2015, 9:49 am
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Bob -- 8/13/2015, 10:12 am
Also posted to qajausa.org
Bob -- 8/13/2015, 10:14 am
Used but --- abused
Jay Babina -- 8/13/2015, 12:04 pm
Re: Used but --- abused
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/13/2015, 1:19 pm
Re: Used but --- abused
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/13/2015, 1:23 pm
Repair History -- NDK Greenlander repair?
Bob -- 8/14/2015, 10:35 am
Re: Repair History - YIKES!
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2015, 7:50 pm
Re: Repair History - YIKES!
Paul Sylvester -- 8/17/2015, 7:08 am
Re: Repair History - YIKES!
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/17/2015, 1:12 pm
Re: Repair History - YIKES!
Bill Hamm -- 8/18/2015, 2:02 am
Re: Repair History - YIKES!
Brian Nystrom -- 8/18/2015, 7:37 am
Re: Repair History - YIKES!
Bill Hamm -- 8/18/2015, 9:06 am
For Future Buyers of NDK/SKUK kayaks
Bob -- 8/18/2015, 11:52 am
Re: Repair History - YIKES!
Brian Nystrom -- 8/18/2015, 7:22 am