Ravenswood build and launch Pics

[mfrankel]

[Wgarbato]

Looks great. I'm curious how you skinned your kayak, I don't see a seam down the middle

[woodman]

I was looking at the same thing...looks like it was stapled along the sheer and then applied a rub rail...What fabric did you use?

[P Doug (WA)]

ME too!

[mfrankel]

I prefer a seamless deck so skin is stapled. 3/16 in rub rails cover the staples.

 

Skin is George Dyson's 8 Oz polyester.

[JReed]

That is a slick way to skin it.

[Lombard]

That looks like a winner from here.

[Ankle Deep]

Mr Frankle:

 

What is your method for attaching the fabric to the cockpit combing?

 

Thanks!

[mfrankel]

7 Steps to attach skin to coaming when using plywood rings for coaming:

 

1.  Lash lower ring to frame

2.  Lay heat n bond strips on lower ring.  Heat n bond is very flimsy and won't to stay in place on its own so I used small scotch tape strips.

3.  Put the skin on over the coaming.  I stapled the top separate from the bottom so that was real easy.

4.  Iron the skin to the coaming.  The heat n bond makes it stick.like glue.

5.  Paint the the small strip of skin covering the coaming ring. If you look at the pictures in my first post, I shot a photo while waiting for the paint to dry.

6.  Once the paint is dry, you can cut the inside of the coaming with a scissors or exacto knife without making the skin fray.

7.  Screw the top rings of the coaming into place.  If you pre-drill before lashing, you can reach under the skin and screw from the bottom.

[Ankle Deep]

Thanks!

[woodman]

I wonder if dabs of hot melt glue added to the ring prior to skinning then reactivate with an iron.... would hold the fabric?