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Re: If going the dacron route?
By:Ian Cummins
Date: 8/25/2015, 3:35 pm
In Response To: If going the dacron route? (Bob)

Last year I built two of the small canoes from GABoats.com. Instead of stapling to the frame, the dacron is attached at the gunwales with Heat N Bond tape available at fabric stores. It's also used to fasten the dacron to itself at the stems. I was amazed at the strength, both boats have been out several times this year with no failures. Might be worth experimenting with the aluminum.

Ian Cummins

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Skin-on-Frame: skinning with PVC fabric on aluminum tube gunnels? *PIC*
Bob -- 8/24/2015, 10:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with PVC fabric on alu
Marc Upchurch -- 8/24/2015, 8:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with PVC fabric on alu
Paul Montgomery -- 8/24/2015, 11:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with PVC fabric on alu
Bill Hamm -- 8/25/2015, 5:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skinning with PVC fabric on alu
Dave Gentry -- 8/25/2015, 10:34 am
If going the dacron route?
Bob -- 8/25/2015, 10:59 am
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bill Hamm -- 8/25/2015, 3:05 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bill Hamm -- 8/25/2015, 3:11 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bob -- 8/25/2015, 3:25 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bill Hamm -- 8/25/2015, 3:41 pm
Re: If going the dacron route? *PIC*
Bob -- 8/25/2015, 4:56 pm
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Bob -- 8/25/2015, 5:59 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bill Hamm -- 8/26/2015, 12:39 am
Re: If going the dacron route?
Marc Upchurch -- 8/26/2015, 1:31 am
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bob -- 8/26/2015, 10:00 am
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bill Hamm -- 8/26/2015, 2:02 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bob -- 8/26/2015, 4:09 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bill Hamm -- 8/26/2015, 4:43 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bob -- 8/26/2015, 5:08 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Bill Hamm -- 8/26/2015, 6:53 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Marc Upchurch -- 8/26/2015, 5:59 pm
Re: If going the dacron route?
Ian Cummins -- 8/25/2015, 3:35 pm