Michael Frandsen

True. I still have lots of fiberglass left from my last project which was a shrike from cnc kayaks. Perhaps also a good idea to get your latest fuselage boat building book ;-)

Jeff, just watched your video on fabric and its real nice to get an explanation on pros and cons. I feel the premium is probable what I would go for. When wrapping around a frame, how much do you usually have in excess of the 64"? My thoughts is not to sow in the middle, but along the gunvales, so would require two stiches. My reason for this is to be able to sow on the top along with some internal structure onto the hatches. then I can varnish internally before closing up the hull.

Thanks Jeff and Hirilonde I can fully appreciate the reason why a coating is not wanted, when thinking on the adhesive part. I will surely prefer buying from a seller that sells for this purpose too, but of course check if I can find any European store to start with. The main reason for this is a 25% import tax. Buying from you at kudzucraft, is a safe and good solution as it assures the correct material, not only uncoated, but also in terms of weight/strength. My guess is the 6oz, I found so far, is probably not suitable. I also may require more than usual as I am thinking of creating internal "sacks" and sow onto some hatches. A kind of hybrid kayak i guess.

Hi everyone, I Live in Denmark and find it a little hard to locate some good quality Polyester fabric for skinning a kayak. I would prefer to find a 9oz, as I have read it is the weight to use for a good quality skin. I, however, found a 6oz Dacron sail cloth, but am unsure if that may have some kind of coating which is undesired for skinning a kayak? Is Dacron tougher that traditional Polyester fabric? Thanks in advance. Regards Michael