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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
By:Pete
Date: 5/24/2015, 9:41 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka (Bill Hamm)

I understand the concern. I would not put a first timer in such a boat. The first lessons I gave him when he started was wet exits out of his boat. I will do the same once this one is on the water.

But the 30 mil vinyl is a lot stronger than I was expecting. I doubt he has enough weight to puncture it on a stick or such. If he found a metal edge, no doubt the vinyl would be sliced, but I have yet to see anything like that on the lake we paddle. How durable it is with his use remains to be seen.

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Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
Pete -- 5/19/2015, 3:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
george jung -- 5/19/2015, 5:06 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
J vanburen -- 5/20/2015, 6:10 am
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george jung -- 5/20/2015, 12:30 pm
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Danny -- 5/21/2015, 9:40 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 5/20/2015, 10:32 am
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Pete -- 5/20/2015, 3:19 pm
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george jung -- 5/20/2015, 3:49 pm
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George Grosh -- 5/21/2015, 1:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/24/2015, 12:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
Pete -- 5/24/2015, 9:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2015, 12:55 am
Launching: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
Pete -- 5/31/2015, 11:46 pm
Re: Launching: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
Bill Hamm -- 6/1/2015, 6:06 pm
Re: Launching: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
Pete -- 6/2/2015, 10:50 pm
Re: Launching: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
Bill Hamm -- 6/3/2015, 12:23 am
Re: Launching: Skin-on-Frame: Kidarka
Pete -- 6/3/2015, 9:02 am