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Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
By:Peter B
Date: 4/5/2011, 12:50 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry (Dave)

I'm no expert and I've only skinned 2 boats so far but both turned out nice. I sewed them dry then wet them down for the shrinking. I used the method shown on the Skinboats website and it worked very well. Plus it just seems easier to me.

: Thanks Scott, You sound like you have sewn a few boats. My first
: time I wonder if I might be better off using an extreme wet
: method to make up for my rockie sewing? Dave

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry?
Dave -- 3/27/2011, 3:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Joy -- 3/27/2011, 3:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Dave -- 3/27/2011, 3:36 pm
Skin soaking wet, pull tight
Robert W -- 3/27/2011, 3:51 pm
Re: Skin soaking wet, pull tight
Dave -- 3/27/2011, 7:55 pm
Re: Skin soaking wet, pull tight *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 3/27/2011, 10:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Scott Shurlow -- 3/27/2011, 7:41 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Dave -- 3/27/2011, 8:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Peter B -- 4/5/2011, 12:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Dave -- 4/5/2011, 5:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Robert W -- 4/5/2011, 8:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Dave -- 4/6/2011, 11:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with nylon, wet or dry
Robert W -- 4/6/2011, 7:15 pm