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Re: Skin-on-Frame: EPDM pond membrane for skin?
By:Foster
Date: 9/14/2010, 10:59 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: EPDM pond membrane for skin? (Peter Lord)

if you already have some and the glue, and a spare frams - throw it on and see how it acts. Might be heavy and scretchy. If it is too heavy you can always keep the kayak on the front portch filled with water and goldfish. :D

Foster

: I have been looking on the web at various building cloths and
: membranes to see if there is anything that could be used to
: cover a SOF kayak. There are many, UV resistent, flexible, and
: of various weights 4mm and down to 1mm thicknesses for roofs
: etc. Anyone tried any such stuff? What about garden pond EPDM?
: Firestone Pondgard for example. 1mm thick, can be glued, elastic
: and returns to original shape when stretched by rocks etc. Maybe
: too stretchy.

: Peter Lord

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: EPDM pond membrane for skin?
Peter Lord -- 9/13/2010, 5:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: EPDM pond membrane for skin?
Foster -- 9/14/2010, 10:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: EPDM pond membrane for skin?
Peter Lord -- 9/15/2010, 3:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: EPDM pond membrane for skin?
b stupak -- 9/13/2010, 10:17 pm