Hi Michael,
Can you post the web address of the East Coast Skin Boat Gathering website?
I don't think I've seen it.
Thanks
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From: "MICHAEL SILVIUS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: R: [foldingboats] Re: Coaming+ sea socks
> Michael Silvius: If the cockpit rim has enough over hang. How about a
> fiberglass sail batten in a second separate cordura sleeve applied tightly
> outside and underneath the cockpit rim to "define" the interior perimeter
> of your cockpit. The sleeve could have laces or velcroed ends. The battens
> are available at most marine stores, come in a full range of lengths, they
> are cheap, (sorry inexpensive) and they are very bendy. The ones I've seen
> run about inch and a quarter wide. That should stretch the "leg" of the
"p"
> profile and elevate your cockpit rim enough to allow sea sock and spray
> skirt to fit together.
> PS: Mr Moretti, I'm the builder of the blue decked Greenland stitch and
> glue
> pictured in the East Coast Skin Boat Gathering website from last june.
> Site, and asociared folding boat archive comments I only just discovered
> thanx to Gerald Maroske. I was pleased to see by your comments,( and my
ego
> accordingly boosted) that my boat was inspiration to you.
> cheers: Michael
> ----------
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: R: [foldingboats] Re: Coaming+ sea socks
> > Date: Monday, January 08, 2001 12:52 PM
> >
> > Stefano Moretti: To follow up, in my nautiraid, I have added a sea sock.
> The
> > problem is when you fit in it and sit, it has a tendency to pull the
rima
>
> > down making the second - sprayskirt - installation even more a fuss.
Some
>
> > kind of rubbery-springy material to keep the rim partially lifted would
> be
> > most wellcome. People on the list: squeeze your minds ...
> >
> > Ralph Hoehn: What if you were to add a spacer to the coaming
> reinforcement
> > sections (tube, flat aluminium, whatever), Stefano? ID same as existing
> rim,
> > OD slightly less, to allow for spray skirt / sea sock attachment.
Whether
> the
> > coaming is 5 mm, 15 mm, or 25 mm thick, surely makes little difference
> for
> > packing purposes.
> >
> > Ralph
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