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decorative strips
By:STEVE POLLCK
Date: 10/6/2000, 9:09 am

At the Newfound Rendezvous, I saw a boat with a very impressive decorative strip below the shear line. I believe it was one of eric shades boats. Anyway, it was made with a series of trapazoids and triangles. I would like to do something similar to that and was wondering if anyone could shed some light as to how is the best way to accomplish putting on such a strip.
Would it be best to construct a 19 foot strip consisting on trapazoids and triangle and hope that it has enough flexibility to conform to the hull shape or as I read in Nicks book, only glue the bottom edges of the shapes to a long strip so as to retain flexibility.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - Steve

Messages In This Thread

decorative strips
STEVE POLLCK -- 10/6/2000, 9:09 am
Re: decorative strips
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/6/2000, 5:56 pm
Re: decorative strips/ material choices
Todd -- 10/10/2000, 5:59 pm
Re: decorative strips
addison -- 10/6/2000, 11:57 am
Re: decorative strips
jason -- 10/6/2000, 12:11 pm
Get a copy of Kayakcraft
Brian Nystrom -- 10/6/2000, 10:22 am