skin boats
Joel Tobias wrote:
I lost track of this group for a couple of years, so my apoligies ahead of time if this is a well beaten dead horse. i am finishing up one of Platt Monfort's boats - a pure one with no plywood - and am wondering about the advisability of reinforcing the covering with hypalon or whatever - or even useing heavier heat shrink nylon. I live in the Pacific Northwest and will be useing the boat in lakes and the ocean. It will probably spend a fair amount of time on top of my rig - so will have some UV exposure. but will be stored away from UV. Platt suggests 2 possibilities. "Monokote" film available from Tower Hobbies and "Plastikote", a liquid rubbery substance available from hardware stores. Both are mentioned on his web site, gaboats.com. |
skin boats
Jim Hart wrote: Joel Tobias wrote: I lost track of this group for a couple of years, so my apoligies ahead of time if this is a well beaten dead horse. i am finishing up one of Platt Monfort's boats - a pure one with no plywood - and am wondering about the advisability of reinforcing the covering with hypalon or whatever - or even useing heavier heat shrink nylon. I live in the Pacific Northwest and will be useing the boat in lakes and the ocean. It will probably spend a fair amount of time on top of my rig - so will have some UV exposure. but will be stored away from UV. Platt suggests 2 possibilities. "Monokote" film available from Tower Hobbies and "Plastikote", a liquid rubbery substance available from hardware stores. Both are mentioned on his web site, gaboats.com. If you want a tough coating, seal the fabric with a couple of coats of ZAR satin polyurethane, then coat it with Gaco UA-7000 aliphatic urethane. This is the method that Bill Low of Willow Kayaks uses and I can attest that his boats are incredibly durable. -- Regards Brian |
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