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Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
By:Dale Summers
Date: 7/30/2017, 11:49 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth (Bill Hamm)

Any fasteners you put on the keel will end up causing leaks, there are better ways to protect the keel from abrasion.

I did staple the fabric down the keelson so make working on each side easier. The staples were covered by several layers of paint and finally, I screwed a keel strip over the fasterners, using gorilla glue which expands and will seal the keelson against any leaks.

The kayak is finished and I made a test drive this morning. It was very windy, not ideal conditions for kayaking, but great conditions to see how well the boat handled. The wind had little effect on the boat tracking straight and i made good headway into the wind. I don't plan to use the kayak on days where there is a lot of wind. It tracked straight enough, with just a few inches of going off center with each paddle stroke, tracking in a straight line overall.

I made a puncture test on one of the test frames that I covered and painted. Each frame had a coat of oil based primer and two coats of Rustoleum paint. I finshed it with camo spray paints (same for the kayak). We don't have rocks in the water or on the beaches of lakes in florida. I might encounter underwater linbs or stumps in some areas, but there are usually visual indications to warn you. The puncture test was more successful than i imagined it would bt. I made a video. I don't know how to imbed it here. Copy this link and paste in your browser to download and view the video. www.thesquidget.com/Dacron_skin_test.mp4

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Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth on a SOF kayak
Dale Summers -- 7/2/2017, 12:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
anewhouse -- 7/2/2017, 5:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Dale Summers -- 7/3/2017, 7:07 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/3/2017, 10:52 am
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Dale Summers -- 7/3/2017, 1:58 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 7/3/2017, 9:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth *PIC*
Dale Summers -- 7/4/2017, 6:51 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 7/4/2017, 10:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Dale Summers -- 7/4/2017, 11:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/5/2017, 12:11 am
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Dale Summers -- 7/5/2017, 6:58 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/6/2017, 5:40 pm
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Dale Summers -- 7/6/2017, 7:09 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/6/2017, 7:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Dale Summers -- 7/6/2017, 7:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2017, 12:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth *PIC*
Dale Summers -- 7/11/2017, 8:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Dale Summers -- 7/30/2017, 11:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Brian Nystrom -- 8/1/2017, 9:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Brian Nystrom -- 7/7/2017, 8:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2017, 12:07 am
Canvas pliers
JayBabina -- 7/6/2017, 6:10 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/6/2017, 7:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2017, 12:14 am
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JayBabina -- 7/7/2017, 10:16 am
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scottbaxter -- 7/7/2017, 4:04 pm
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bsoderholm -- 7/7/2017, 4:51 pm
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JayBabina -- 7/7/2017, 7:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2017, 12:13 am
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bsoderholm -- 7/8/2017, 4:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2017, 7:46 pm
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bsoderholm -- 7/8/2017, 7:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2017, 11:04 pm
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bsoderholm -- 7/10/2017, 8:41 am
Bill- quick question
Curtis Fisher -- 7/10/2017, 7:44 pm
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Rich D -- 7/10/2017, 10:48 pm
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Curtis Fisher -- 7/18/2017, 1:22 pm
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Rich D -- 7/19/2017, 10:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2017, 4:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2017, 4:38 am
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Curtis Fisher -- 7/18/2017, 1:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2017, 1:33 am
Re: Canvas pliers
dave koslow -- 7/7/2017, 4:52 pm
Re: Canvas pliers
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2017, 12:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Dale Summers -- 7/8/2017, 8:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2017, 7:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Dale Summers -- 7/9/2017, 3:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Kiliii Yuyan -- 7/15/2017, 1:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: how many laters of glass cloth
Dale Summers -- 7/15/2017, 10:42 pm
Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
Brian Nystrom -- 7/16/2017, 2:54 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
Kiliii Yuyan -- 7/16/2017, 7:09 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
Brian Nystrom -- 7/18/2017, 1:19 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
Robert W -- 7/20/2017, 2:05 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
David -- 7/20/2017, 2:52 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
Brian Nystrom -- 7/20/2017, 5:40 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
bsoderholm -- 7/21/2017, 9:10 am
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
JohnAbercrombie -- 7/20/2017, 7:57 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2017, 11:57 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
scottbaxter -- 7/21/2017, 11:04 am
Huh?
Curtis Fisher -- 7/21/2017, 5:05 pm
Re: Dont' worry, polyester is plenty strong
M A Bielski -- 7/20/2017, 3:41 pm
Sorry, you're all wrong. *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 7/24/2017, 8:53 am
Re: Sorry, you're all wrong.
bsoderholm -- 7/24/2017, 9:23 am
Re: Sorry, you're all wrong.
Rich D -- 7/24/2017, 10:29 am
Re: Sorry, you're all wrong.
Dave Gentry -- 7/25/2017, 9:43 pm
Re: Sorry, you're all wrong. *PIC*
anewhouse -- 7/25/2017, 12:35 am