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dacron/polyester
By:Bill Price
Date: 12/4/2000, 12:05 am
In Response To: Re: Walrus Skin (David Dick)

: Dacron is a trade name for a polyester cloth, so you are mostly comparing
: weights.

David,

Thanks for the info. I did not know that. I agree that the 2.7 and 3.7 weights sound pretty skimpy. Monfort does admit dacron punctures easily, but also says they are easy to repair. Are all dacrons/polyesters heat shrinkable? What about PVC? There seem to be many sources of polyester out there.

Thanks for any more info!

Bill

Messages In This Thread

Pics of the Walrus Launching *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 12/3/2000, 12:53 am
Re: Pics of the Walrus Launching
Don Beale -- 12/3/2000, 10:59 am
Re: Pics of the Walrus Launching
Mike Hanks -- 12/3/2000, 1:02 pm
Re: Pics of the Walrus Launching
Roger Nuffer -- 12/3/2000, 3:16 am
Re: Walrus Skin
Mike Hanks -- 12/3/2000, 1:07 pm
Re: Walrus Skin
Bill Price -- 12/3/2000, 2:08 pm
Re: Walrus Skin
Mike Hanks -- 12/3/2000, 9:22 pm
Re: Walrus Skin
David Dick -- 12/3/2000, 11:07 pm
dacron/polyester
Bill Price -- 12/4/2000, 12:05 am