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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm'
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 1/17/2017, 1:37 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm' (Bill Hamm)

Peter,

When doing "normal" dacron only SOF boats, I epoxy bond the dacron to the wood frame at the cockpit ring, instead of stitching it.

It bonds well. Never let go in use.
Unfortunately I've had to recover a boat, and needed to remove that bond. Pulling from a cut edge, the bond let go, but it took quite a heavy pull.

I found the same thing as Bill. Bonding works well.

Mine was 8oz from another source.

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Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm's method
Peter F Lord -- 1/16/2017, 6:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm'
Marc Upchurch -- 1/16/2017, 11:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm'
JohnAbercrombie -- 1/16/2017, 12:13 pm
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dave koslow -- 1/16/2017, 2:55 pm
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Peter F Lord -- 1/16/2017, 4:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm'
JohnAbercrombie -- 1/16/2017, 10:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2017, 12:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm'
Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2017, 1:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm'
Marc Upchurch -- 1/17/2017, 1:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of cloths for Bill Hamm'
Peter F Lord -- 1/17/2017, 1:26 pm