Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 10:29:22 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id: <199809301729.KAA07637@ns.intelenet.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: redcanoe@pangea.ca (Douglas Ingram)
Subject: RE: baidarka [] canvas
If you are in the "midwest" region, Try Manitoba Tent and Awning, also
called Manta Industries, in Winnipeg, MB.
This is where I get my canvas products from. The prices are reasonable,
especially if you factor in the US- Canada $ exchange rate. For me, #10 x
60" canvas runs about $6.00/m. You can get it up to 72" wide, after that,
they will custom sew it for you.
As an added bonus, they even call the stuff (its rigth there on the price
sheet) "Canoe canvas".
Can't ask for better than that! I'll look up their address and PH# and
post that a little latter. Right now I gotta go back to the shop and make
some more dust.
>Wayne,
>Have you tried talking to Harris Machinery in SE Mpls.612-331-1321.
>
>Dana
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wayne steffens [mailto:wsteffen@skypoint.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 8:13 PM
>To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net; baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
>Subject: Re: baidarka [] canvas
>
>
>
>Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I can probably order it locally, but I
>havent checked into that thoroughly. Unfortunately (but not unexpectedly!)
>Something has come up so I probably wont be able to finish my coaming for a
>couple weeks. Its drying out again ;-)
>
>Wayne-and his seemingly endless baidarka project
>
>At 03:05 PM 9/26/98 -0400, shawn goodman wrote:
>>At 05:16 PM 9/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>I finally got a good piece of ash cut for my coaming, and its soaking
>>>outside now. If things go well, which is unlikely given past experiences,
>I
>>>should be ready for skinning in the next few weeks. So!
>>>
>>>I called around to the local canvas folks, very few of which carry #10
>>>untreated canvas, much less know what it is. I'm sure one of them can
>order
>>>it for me though. Several places mentioned a 60/40 polyester/cotton
>canvas.
>>>Has anybody tried this stuff? Its cheaper than straight cotton (<$5 yd),
>>>but I wonder about other problems I might encounter using it. It comes in
>>>45.5 inch width, I havent measured the circumferance of my boat to see if
>>>thats going to be wide enough. They say it shrinks up to 2%. Is that too
>>>much/too little? I was afraid it might not shrink enough due to the poly,
>>>but one guy says he cant use for most of his applications (boat covers,
>>>etc) because it shrinks too much.
>>>
>>>Also, what about a using a lighter cotton than #10 (which is about 14-15
>oz
>>>cloth,right)? I dont expect this boat to see real heavy use, probably a
>few
>>>hours a week at most, in sandy not rocky conditions. One guy I talked to
>>>said he built a Putz kayak with 10 oz "artist" cloth.
>>>
>>>Wayne
>>>
>>
>>Wayne, there's a discount canvas place near me that sells untreated #10 for
>>about $40 for a 17 foot baidarka. If this is what you're looking for & you
>>want the phone #, let me know.
>>
>>Shawn
>>
>>
>>
>
>
Douglas Ingram
Red River Canoe & Paddle
P.O. Box 78, GRP 4, RR 2
Lorette, Manitoba
Canada
ROA OYO
(204)878-2524
URL: www.wilds.mb.ca/redriver
e-mail: redcanoe@pangea.ca