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Re: SOF Update *Pic*
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 2/13/2001, 12:31 am
In Response To: Re: SOF Update (Bill Price)

: How wide was your polyester?
60"

: Did you apply it on a bias?
Nope perfectly straight. I did get some wrinkles though.

: Platt suggests that
: doing so will create fewer wrinkles, but it seems like this may waste more
: fabric. If this was done for the hull, the triangular "waste"
: pieces could be used for the deck. This would require a sewed seam, say
: around the cockpit. As you know, Pygmy uses this technique for their
: fiberglass, but after I got shorted doing so on my Terns, I'm a little gun
: shy on giving it another try.

It worked fine for me with my Tern :) I'd be game for trying it out.

: Any thoughts?

Bill Low has instructions for sewing polyester at
http://www.imaginelan.com/aleut/polyester_skinning.html#frame1

Also, there has been a lot of talk about mildew proofing on the Baidarka Mailing List. Are you signed up on it?

Bill Low's Polyester Skinning Page

Messages In This Thread

SOF Update *Pic*
Bill Price -- 2/10/2001, 9:41 pm
Re: SOF Update
Geo. Cushing -- 2/12/2001, 3:45 pm
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/12/2001, 5:21 pm
Re: SOF Update
Geo. Cushing -- 2/12/2001, 11:41 pm
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/13/2001, 1:34 pm
Re: SOF Update - Another thing
David Dick -- 2/12/2001, 7:11 pm
Re: SOF Update - Another thing
Bill Price -- 2/13/2001, 1:27 pm
Re: SOF Update
Jerry Hayes -- 2/11/2001, 7:52 pm
Re: SOF Update
Mike Hanks -- 2/11/2001, 9:27 pm
oil finishes
Bill Price -- 2/11/2001, 10:43 pm
Re: Penetration.....Oil
Rehd -- 2/11/2001, 10:11 pm
Re: Penetration.....Oil
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/11/2001, 10:36 pm
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/11/2001, 8:40 pm
Re: SOF Update
Mike Hanks -- 2/11/2001, 7:07 pm
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/11/2001, 8:54 pm
Re: SOF Update
Mike Hanks -- 2/11/2001, 9:33 pm
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/11/2001, 10:55 pm
Re: SOF Update *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 2/13/2001, 12:31 am
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/13/2001, 1:24 pm
Re: SOF Update *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 2/13/2001, 11:29 pm
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/14/2001, 12:14 am
Re: SOF Update
Erez -- 2/11/2001, 4:55 pm
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/12/2001, 1:13 pm
Re: SOF Update
David Dick -- 2/11/2001, 12:13 am
Re: SOF Update
Bill Price -- 2/11/2001, 4:52 pm