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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 7/14/2011, 11:56 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin (vkonreg)

As Paul says, that is a fairly expensive - and heavy - way to build a non-folder. But, yes, it has been done numerous times, though usually with aluminum or wooden frames, rather than Tom's HDPE frames.

Check out some of Tom Yost's old boats, that were built this way, as well as any of George Dyson's baidarkas.

My personal preference, FWIW, is for nylon or polyester, rather than the cored PVC that Tom uses.

Good luck!

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Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
vkonreg -- 7/14/2011, 9:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
ancient kayaker -- 7/14/2011, 11:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Paul Montgomery -- 7/14/2011, 11:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dave Gentry -- 7/14/2011, 11:56 pm
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T. Yost -- 7/15/2011, 8:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2011, 1:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
T. Yost -- 7/16/2011, 9:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/18/2011, 10:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2011, 1:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 9:16 am
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T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 9:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2011, 4:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2011, 6:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2011, 1:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/19/2011, 1:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 5:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 5:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2011, 6:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 7:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/20/2011, 6:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
T. Yost -- 7/20/2011, 8:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/20/2011, 8:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
T. Yost -- 7/20/2011, 8:48 am