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Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post...
By:Jay Babina
Date: 8/16/2001, 8:07 am
In Response To: Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post... (Roger Nuffer)

Consider polyester (Dyson) rather than Nylon. I built a Greenland skin two years ago and researched skins quite a bit. Nylon will loosten up when it gets cold and wet. Poly won't. Poly has a 14% shrink rate with excessive heat (tourch or industrial heat gun) which helps when skinning. Nylon has a much lower shrinking tolerance and expanding temperature tolerance which means it get affected by cold water and hot days.
Bill Lowe in MA, willow Kayaks - builds two a month and swears by Poly - (13 oz) He was very helpfull in guiding me. By the way, I used a colored epoxy to coat it. So far it's great. Has flexability and is tough.

Rot, mildew? ha ha ha ha ha.
Not trying to burst any bubbles, but I heard from many people who had to re-skin boats using canvas because of rot. Skinning is a lot of work and canvas is actually harder to get tight, heavy and you have to pile on a lot of weight in paint etc.and it can rot and it's not as tough as the synthetics. It is cheaper however.

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Wal-Mart canvas
Clint -- 8/13/2001, 6:24 pm
Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post...
John B. -- 8/14/2001, 8:50 pm
Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post...
West -- 8/14/2001, 9:48 pm
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Roger Nuffer -- 8/15/2001, 11:42 pm
Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post...
Jay Babina -- 8/16/2001, 8:07 am
Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post...
West -- 8/16/2001, 5:13 pm
Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post...
Roger Nuffer -- 8/17/2001, 2:37 am
Re:Canvas Source -an old R. Nuffer Post...
Jay Babina -- 8/17/2001, 9:06 am
Willow polyester covered boats
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2001, 12:22 pm
By the way...
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2001, 12:23 pm
Re: Wal-Mart canvas
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/13/2001, 11:34 pm
Yes, antifreeze on canvas.
TonyB -- 8/14/2001, 4:30 pm
antifreeze on canvas: how to?
Jack -- 8/14/2001, 8:51 pm
Re: antifreeze on canvas: how to?
Brian Nystrom -- 8/15/2001, 11:58 am
Re: antifreeze on canvas: how to?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/15/2001, 12:09 am
Re: Wal-Mart canvas
Clint -- 8/14/2001, 10:53 am
Re: Wal-Mart canvas
Bill Price -- 8/13/2001, 7:25 pm
Re:George's fabric is $2 per foot, not yard.
Clint -- 8/14/2001, 11:12 am