From: Julio MacWilliams <juliom@cisco.com>
Message-Id: <199701132055.MAA07021@monarch.cisco.com>
Subject: Re: cordura skins?
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 12:55:32 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <9701131852.aa03737@uk.ac.ed.tattoo> from "R Biegler" at Jan 13, 97 06:52:40 pm
Robert,
Cordura is very suitable for kayak skins. Could you please reveal
your source?
The issue actually is what are you going to cover it with.
Some people use hypalon, others polyurethane exterior varnish, and
others plain spar marine varnish.
Thanks
- Julio
>
> Recently I found a source for 400g/sqm Cordura fabric, and I am wodering
> whether the stuff would be suitable for a kayak skin. I don't know of
> any European source of the nylon fabrics George Dyson uses, with their
> 450-890g/sqm weight. Which reminds me of the recent discussion on
> aircraft dacron. Some weights quoted were 3oz, which works out at about
> 100g/sqm, about twice the weight of kite fabric. Is that really strong
> enough, and if so, for what use? Someone mentioned doubling up fabric.
> Could you describe how that was done?
>
> Thanks
>
> Robert Biegler
>
>