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Skin-on-Frame: Tyvek skin?
By:JohnK
Date: 8/7/2008, 12:10 am

Hi All,
I'm entering in a 20km kayak race but we have to build the 'kayak' with things we have lying about at home or friends' homes. I can get my hands on some tyvek. Now I wonder if anyone has any experience in skinning a SOF with Tyvek. What would its permeability be over 20 km. Would it have to be made impermeable? How? How puncture resistant would it be? Anyone?
JohnK

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Skin-on-Frame: Tyvek skin?
JohnK -- 8/7/2008, 12:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Tyvek skin?
JohnK -- 8/7/2008, 6:51 pm
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Bill Stupak -- 8/7/2008, 12:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/7/2008, 11:30 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 8/7/2008, 9:26 am