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Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/1/2011, 4:18 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: I'll second that. I used some on my daughters' first kayaks. The
: skins lasted about two seasons and that was being gentle with
: them. I think a single layer of epoxy-coated 4oz Dacron would be
: tougher...

: It's too bad that clear urethane Blue Hawaii uses on their clear
: SOF's isn't available. It's supposed to be a lot tougher than
: the clear PVC.

I've thought for years of using Lexan film to cover a kayak, it's pretty strong and quite light. Not played with it though, so not sure how it would be done. I suspect it would have to be heat formed some way.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
indiana bob -- 10/31/2011, 1:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
Eric Mattison -- 10/31/2011, 1:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
indiana bob -- 10/31/2011, 1:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
Eric Mattison -- 10/31/2011, 3:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
Clayton Plunkett -- 10/31/2011, 1:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2011, 2:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/31/2011, 3:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: invisible skin
Bill Hamm -- 11/1/2011, 4:18 pm