Re: [foldingboats] Folding Kayak--Progress Report

2000-12-21 Thread wagnerschristian
Hey guys, sorry for not having replied sooner, but I just found the reply all button recently (3 minutes ago :-)). And of course thanks for the great answers I got on my first posting on the pouchboats forum. As some of you might remember, I planned to make a north alaska retreival kayak,

Re: [foldingboats] Folding Kayak--Progress Report

2000-12-21 Thread Michael Edelman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... For the hull material I found polyurethane coated polyester (It was dead cheap, so Ididn' t look any further for a nylon fabric). Of course the coating is way too thin to be durable enough. I don't think that it' ll be able to withstand the abuse a boat gets...

Re: [foldingboats] Folding Kayak--Progress Report

2000-12-21 Thread FoldingBoats
Hi,Lew! Thanks for the comprehensive description. I believe that I can visualize most of what you describe except how the skin will be tensioned longitudinally ... but I'll re-read that section a couple of times before I send more questions. I can't wait to see pictures of the various stages

Re: [foldingboats] Folding Kayak--Progress Report

2000-12-21 Thread Marian Gunkel
So here ' s my question: Does anybody have a cheap idea how to waterproof the fabric (one side is still uncoated)? I thought about a thinned 100%silicone sealer for windows? Hans-Juergen Staude used thinned silicone for a couple of years to waterproof spraydeck and deck of his boats. To make

Re: [foldingboats] Folding Kayak--Progress Report

2000-12-21 Thread Michael Edelman
Ralph sez: .. I suggest a polyurethane. Industrial supply houses generally have one-part flexible polyurethane coatings sold as non-slip floor coatings. They're tough, stick to themselves and should hopefully stick to your cloth. ... Hi, Mike! Do you have any practical experience with this

[foldingboats] Hypalon vs. Polyurethane [was: Folding Kayak--Progress Report]

2000-12-21 Thread FoldingBoats
Mike @ SpamCop sed: (Why a computer process manager has a Granger industrial catalog in his office is yet another story ;-) Never mind the weirdness ... you bearded chaps ... ooops I grew one too ... just check with Granger and let us know!! My son (just 6) has been nagging me for his own