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Re: PVC frame for skin boat

Posted By: Tom Yost
Date: Thursday, 15 May 2008, at 6:58 p.m.

In Response To: Re: PVC frame for skin boat (steve)

: I was wondering about hdpe, high density polyethylene, an extremely durable
: less brittle plastic. what milk jugs are made of. it could be bent or
: creased at the end, with a little support, to avoid cutting. I'm just
: looking into the skin boat with synthetic skin--might as well go all the
: way.

I'm not exactly sure how you intend to use the HDPE ? It's heavy, and very
expensive. It's fine for making folding kayak cross sections as so little
is needed. It cuts very easy with a jig saw ( wood or plastic blade).

If you are making a non folding skin boat, wood is hard to beat.

http://www.yostwerks.com

Tom

Messages In This Thread

PVC frame for skin boat
blaine -- Wednesday, 3 May 2000, at 10:46 a.m.

Re: PVC frame for skin boat
mike allen ---> -- Wednesday, 3 May 2000, at 12:40 p.m.

Re: PVC frame for skin boat
Dean Trexel -- Wednesday, 3 May 2000, at 9:11 p.m.

Re: PVC frame for skin boat
Tim Smith -- Monday, 8 May 2000, at 1:52 p.m.

Re: PVC frame for skin boat
Bill Hamm -- Sunday, 18 May 2008, at 4:53 a.m.

Re: PVC frame for skin boat
steve -- Wednesday, 14 May 2008, at 12:44 a.m.

Re: PVC frame for skin boat
Tom Yost -- Thursday, 15 May 2008, at 6:58 p.m.

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