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Re: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap
By:StephenHJ
Date: 10/18/2011, 6:48 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap (bromasi)

: I was watching the Mythbusters show and they made a wind foil for a
: motorcycle, testing for gas mileage, etc, and I got to thinking
: has any body made a kayak covering with shrink wrap. They used
: metal tubing for the frame looked really good.

I haven't done it yet, but I think there's a step in building called a "shrink wrap test" where you wrap the nearly completed frame, and check it for trim on the water. Last chance before skinning to spot any blatant issues, and determine best seating position before throwing on the skin and coaming...

StephenHJ

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap
bromasi -- 10/18/2011, 5:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap
StephenHJ -- 10/18/2011, 6:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap
Charles Robinson -- 10/18/2011, 7:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap *PIC*
Paul Montgomery -- 10/18/2011, 8:23 pm
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Kevin McAtee -- 10/19/2011, 1:30 am
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Doug S -- 10/19/2011, 9:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 10/19/2011, 10:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2011, 12:38 pm
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Kevin McAtee -- 10/20/2011, 5:25 am
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Jon Mortimer -- 10/20/2011, 8:01 pm
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Paul Montgomery -- 10/20/2011, 8:36 pm
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Bill Padin -- 10/20/2011, 3:57 pm
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StephenHJ -- 10/20/2011, 4:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/20/2011, 5:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap
ancient kayaker -- 10/20/2011, 5:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: shrink wrap
Bill Hamm -- 10/20/2011, 5:53 pm