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Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 4/3/2015, 4:04 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

Nick-
Thanks again for the video and all the extra info.

It sounds like you can only use infusion once one side of the hull/deck is (hand) glassed. Is this correct?

Which peel-ply were you using? It looked like it 'draped' well - i.e. conformed to the curves. Would it work as well in a narrower 'typical kayak' shape? My experience with peel-ply is the treated nylon? flag cloth that WEST used to sell, and it definitely will not conform to a curve, but needs to be cut into strips and overlapped.

I estimate about $15 per square yard extra for the various expendables. For a typical 50 square foot surface area kayak that is approximately $85.

Isn't that a bit 'optimistic'.
(It seems a bit like the accounting technique I use to answer spousal questions about costs - not that they are very frequent.)
The MTI hose alone is $56 (sale price) for 30 ft + taxes (?) & shipping.

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Strip: Experiments with Infusion
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/2/2015, 8:36 am
Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
John Messinger -- 4/2/2015, 9:45 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/2/2015, 10:08 am
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Tom C -- 4/12/2015, 8:24 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/16/2015, 2:46 pm
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fadedred -- 4/16/2015, 6:24 pm
Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/16/2015, 8:23 pm
Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
fadedred -- 4/16/2015, 9:01 pm
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fadedred -- 4/16/2015, 9:32 pm
Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/17/2015, 10:24 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/17/2015, 7:57 am
Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2015, 1:37 pm
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Justin -- 4/2/2015, 2:42 pm
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george jung -- 4/2/2015, 3:06 pm
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Justin -- 4/2/2015, 3:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2015, 4:31 pm
Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/2/2015, 7:40 pm
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george jung -- 4/3/2015, 10:03 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2015, 4:04 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/3/2015, 5:20 pm
Re: Strip: Experiments with Infusion
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2015, 6:29 am
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Sam McFadden -- 4/3/2015, 2:27 pm