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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/30/2011, 1:41 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S (Noel Bennett)

: I agree. Short of getting a grant from someone, setting up a lab,
: and testing a variety of fabrics & coatings, getting that
: accurate probably isn't going to happen. I was looking for more
: accuracy than "Yeppers, it's tougher than a pig skin!
: Lookie, when I hit it with this here big stick? It sure ain't
: gonna break!", but less than "Well, when the coating
: is applied at a thickness of .56 mm at a temperature of 18
: degrees C and a constant relative humidity of 60% and allowed to
: cure for a full 196 hours..."

: That's why I figure I'll go with Dave Gentry's new theory on PL
: Premium Construction Adhesive. It's cheap, and Dave thinks it's
: the toughest thing he's seen. If the stuff lasts a year, great!
: More than a year? Even better! If I have to reskin sooner, well,
: I'll get to play with Corey's next. If I don't have too much to
: repair or modify on the frame, I might just break the piggy bank
: and go with Coelan on nylon. It'll be my first SoF (heck, my
: first kayak!), and the sentimental value will be worth the price
: of Coelan.

I'd suggest doing your first cheap, you'll almost guarenteed want to make changes and do it again. Save the expensive stuff for the 2nd. or even 3rd. boat.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "Skin Score"
Justin -- 3/28/2011, 1:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Mike Bielski -- 3/28/2011, 3:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/28/2011, 6:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Mike Bielski -- 3/28/2011, 10:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 7:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 12:53 am
Skin/Coating Ranking
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/28/2011, 7:12 pm
Re: Skin/Coating Ranking
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 8:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 3/28/2011, 10:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 8:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 8:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 9:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 10:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Scott Shurlow -- 3/29/2011, 10:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 12:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2011, 1:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 7:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2011, 1:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 3:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 8:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 1:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 1:42 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/31/2011, 8:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 8:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/31/2011, 8:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/1/2011, 9:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2011, 11:33 am
flying boats *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/2/2011, 2:54 am
Re: flying boats
Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2011, 6:56 am
Re: flying boats
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/4/2011, 9:01 am
Re: flying boats
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2011, 4:21 pm
Re: flying boats
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2011, 4:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
StephenHJ -- 3/30/2011, 1:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 2:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Mike Bielski -- 3/29/2011, 1:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/29/2011, 3:38 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Noel Bennett -- 3/29/2011, 6:01 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
StephenHJ -- 3/29/2011, 6:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Noel Bennett -- 3/29/2011, 7:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 8:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 1:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Justin -- 3/31/2011, 8:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Skin/Coating Ranking - aka - "S
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2011, 8:50 am
It's called
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 6:13 pm
Re: It's called
Kudzu -- 3/29/2011, 6:16 pm
Re: It's called
Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2011, 1:42 am
Re: It's called
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 8:48 am
Re: It's called
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 3/30/2011, 1:40 pm
Re: It's called
Justin -- 3/30/2011, 2:51 pm
Re: It's called
Noel Bennett -- 3/30/2011, 3:50 pm
12 oz? *PIC*
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 3/30/2011, 4:18 pm
Re: It's called
Michael -- 3/30/2011, 1:44 pm
Re: It's called
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 3/30/2011, 4:02 pm