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Re: Tie Die SOF
By:peter czerpak
Date: 4/23/2001, 11:26 am
In Response To: Tie Die SOF (Max)

: My son and I have a form from building the best yak in the world,Guillemot 17
: from Nick's book, so we came up with the idea of building a tie die SOF
: off of the exsiting form. Build points to be concidered.
: 1) Steam bending 3/8 clear vertical grain fir ribs, from a folding door I
: replaced, one foot on center. Same as the form.
: 2) Remove all frames from form and fasnten to internal keel.
: 3) Apply longitudals to frames, 1/2x3/4 spruce
: 4) Build cockpit frame
: 5) seal frame
: 6) Apply tie died 100% hemp 9oz canvas with staples( hemp is 30% stronger
: than cotton and eco.)
: 7) finish with Diamond Coat Polyurathane.
: The question I am proposing, amount of frames and size,tie die the cloth
: before.
: Most people say the first wetting of the natural canvas skin shrinks the
: cloth.I left out all vast amount of detailing a boat needs.
: thanks all Don and Max

Search for Project X in the archives by Bill Price.

Its a SOF Redfish Return.

And email bill for further info on all the troiubles/fun he had.

pete czerpak
albany, NY

Messages In This Thread

Tie Die SOF
Max -- 4/23/2001, 11:17 am
Re: Tie Die SOF
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/23/2001, 8:46 pm
Re: Tie Die SOF
Cotton Joe -- 4/23/2001, 3:33 pm
Re: Bending Radius
Mike Scarborough -- 4/23/2001, 12:42 pm
Re: Bending Radius
Cotton Joe -- 4/23/2001, 2:20 pm
Re: Tie Die SOF Resource
Roger Nuffer -- 4/23/2001, 12:37 pm
Re: Tie Die SOF
peter czerpak -- 4/23/2001, 11:26 am
Re: Tie Die SOF
Bill Price -- 4/23/2001, 4:36 pm