Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam
By:Clayton Plunkett
Date: 7/27/2009, 5:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam (Dave Gentry)

: Glad your skinning went well! How do you like that 14oz polyester? I looked
: at it, but went with lighter stuff in the end.

: Dave Gentry

Thanks Dave,

I am building the Sea Bee for a friend and he was wanting a boat that would hold up to river paddling with occasional logs and snags. That is why I chose the 14oz for this boat. I like it very much over the nylon I used in the past. It seems tough as ever and the polyester shrinks in a very controllable way. You just iron slowly and gently and the light wrinkles just disappear.

The Sea Pup and the Nikumi that I am building will get the 8oz polyester.

The multi chine Sea Bee with the 14oz is still lighter than any kayak my friend has ever gotten to paddle. He is so stoked he just hounds me to get it finished.
I will post pictures of it when I do. Should be this week end.

Clayton Plunkett

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam
Clayton Plunkett -- 7/27/2009, 12:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam
Dave Gentry -- 7/27/2009, 3:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam
Clayton Plunkett -- 7/27/2009, 5:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam
West -- 7/27/2009, 7:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam
Aaron H -- 7/27/2009, 1:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stiched seam
Brian Nystrom -- 7/28/2009, 7:42 am