From: Paul Macintyre <hooked.net!pfmac@imagelan.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 13:41:03 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id: <199605132041.NAA13135@chum.hooked.net>
To: baidarka@imagelan.com
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Nylon skin & humi
On Mon, May 13, 1996 12:00:00 AM at Charles Patterson wrote:
>
>Subject: Re: Re: Nylon skin & humidity
>Reply-To: cbear@Islandnet.com (Charles Patterson)
>___________________________________________________
>
>>also notice you are using light nylon, so the forces developed shouldn't
> |- be
>>as much as the 26 oz stuff I am used to. Please note that the above
works
> |-
>>for me but you may get different results, and better ones, by doing
>>something completely the opposite.
>>I think more than any other part of building a modern baidarka the skin
>>sewing, shrinking, coating process seems to be a black art, and depends
on
> |-
>>the ability to hold your mouth right and mumble the proper incantations.
>
>>This is probably something the original baidarka builders had to do too,
> |- so
>>I guess we should be happy for this link to them.
>>
>>You will enjoy the boat in any case
>>
>>Ron Franklin
>>
>>Bowdoin, Maine, USA
>>
>>
> |-
> |- I had good results by misting the skin with a spray bottle and
> |- leaving the boat out in the sun. The skin shrunk
> |- drum tight.
> |-
> |- Paul MacIntyre
> |- pfmac@hooked.net
>
> Hi Paul:
>
> I am in the planning/ordering/research stages of acquiring George's
>6.6m 2 hatch materials. I would appreciate any tips you may have
>accumulated in your construction efforts. There has been some discussion
>elsewhere about the weight of nylon to use..26oz being the preferred
>weight for the 6.6, and 14.2 for the 5.28m. The additional weight being
>about 10 lbs or so.. other than increased abrasion resistance, are there
>any drawbacks to the lighter material?
>
> Regards... ()__() from an Island
> Charles ( oo ) in the Pacific
> Patterson /~`\%'~\
> cbear@islandnet.com (/\Q__Q/\) Victoria, BC. CAN
>
>.. Fact: Fourteen out of every ten people like chocolate.
>-- MR/2 2.12 NR
>
>
>Charles,
I've found the 14oz. nylon to be adequate for my 5.28m boat. I have
seen a double made with the heavier nylon twist and warp. I talked to G.
Dyson a few time during the construction of my boat and pretty much
followed his advice. Because of the added weight (25%+-!) I would not use
the heavier nylon. Most of the boat builders around here (SF Bay area)
use the neoprene paint on the hull and the hypalon on the deck for cosmetic
reasons. I used a couple of base coats of neoprene then a couple of finish
coats of hypalon on my hull. I don't see that the hypalon holds up any
better than the plain neoprene. I had about 1/2 gallon of hypalon left
over and use it to touch up my hull from time to time. Most of the wear
and tear on my boat is on the keelson and the two ajacent stringers. I
put the nylon webbing rub strip on the keelson, I wish I had put it on the
two stringers as well. Make sure that all your lashing knots do not poke
the skin as they will abrade quickly and look bad.
paul macIntyre