Boat Building Forum

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

Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
By:Phil Nelson
Date: 8/20/2010, 8:05 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips? (Bill Hamm)

Hi Bill,

I agree... UHMWPE ('umwhoopie' as it's often called down here in Australia) is one of the best choices for this sort of application.

Regards,

Phil.

: I really prefer UHMW for that application, though it's considerably
: more expensive it wears much better actually should last the
: life of the boat, normally the steel fasteners will wear thru
: before the UHMW wears.

: Btw, UHMW = Ultra High Molecular Weight (poly)

: Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Kudzu -- 8/19/2010, 1:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
JohnK -- 8/19/2010, 6:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Bill Hamm -- 8/19/2010, 2:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Phil Nelson -- 8/19/2010, 11:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Bill Hamm -- 8/20/2010, 1:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Phil Nelson -- 8/20/2010, 8:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Bill Hamm -- 8/20/2010, 12:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Will N to go -- 8/19/2010, 4:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Kudzu -- 8/19/2010, 4:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: HDPE rub strips?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/20/2010, 6:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Dave Gentry -- 8/19/2010, 3:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nylon rub strips?
Bill Hamm -- 8/19/2010, 4:09 pm