Subject: Re: [baidarka] the boat!
From: Paul MacIntyre (pfmac@mindspring.com)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 17:46:33 EST
It is Interesting how this topic keeps reappearing year after year. Nylon
needs to be shrunk with both heat and moisture or the "shrink" won't set.
A steam iron as stated below works well. Obviously the shrinking should be
done prior to coating the fabric.
Paul
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>From: thomas-simpson <thomas-simpson@home.com>
>To: baidarka@paddlewise.net
>Subject: Re: [baidarka] the boat!
>Date: Tue, Dec 11, 2001, 12:39 PM
>
> Wayne- I would heat shrink it at a temperature of 50 - 60F , mist the nylon
> with water and run an iron over it till it dries. This works fine on 8 oz
nylon.
> When the boat is on the water it does get slight ripples below the gunnels -
> this is cosmetic only. When the boat is dried out then the skin tightens up
> again.
>
> 9 oz polyester barely slackens at all when wet, I've used it once on a kayak
> that was 24.5" wide. The polyester is shrunk with an iron also The 9 oz has a
> looser weave that is a bit harder to get tight compared to the 8 oz nylon. Of
> the two I like the nylon better due to its tighter weave. The heavier fabrics
> are no doubt the better the choice but they are triple the price .
>
> best wishes,
>
> Tom
>
>
>
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