"Gene" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:09:27 -0500, Jim wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:26:50 -0500, Jim wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:13:47 -0500, John H
wrote:

The cheapest I've been able to find around
here is $13.50/ft, measured from the tip to the bow to the back of
the
engine.
The materials (alone) are quite cheap.....
http://www.boatshrink.com/
How much is the heat gun?

IIRC, it was about $300, though I've seen them priced at twice that
much. I think a do-it-yourselfer could get by spending a LOT less....
Yup. I thought they were kind of pricy. Also, I shudder to think what a
flame gun could do to a fiberglass boat in the hands of klutz. Harry for
instance.

I believe my tool of choice would be an iron. That is the only
accepted practice for fabric covering of aircraft where heat is used
for taughtening the fabric....
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enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
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An iron may stick to the plastic. I have a Black and Decker heat gun from
the 1980's. Blows lot of heat. Here is a dual temp gun $32.
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-9.../dp/B0000302U8