Doug wrote: > > > Also, does anyone know of a good material to cover foam with, for creating a better looking finish after cutting and shaping foam? I'm doing up my wife's (Yvonne's) kayak, and speaker cloth looks rather water-retentive. < < < to which Rex replied: > > Go to Ken Rasmussen's web site at www.kayakfit.com and look at the photos to see how he uses the 1/16" Dual Density Self Adhesive Foam sheets. < < If one is careful with the shaping of the foam , no glued-on covering is necessary. I added foam thigh braces to my sea kayak and hip pads to my WW kayak using grey minicell foam (3" thick, bought from a paddling shop) and after careful layout, shaping with a 4" low angle grinder/80 grit medium, and hand sanding with progressively finer sandpaper, *used a propane torch to melt the surface fuzz of the minicell*. A low flame and a quick once-over is all that is needed to melt the surface of the minicell into a water-impervious outer layer. If one needs to add a surface layer for more traction, then IMO, the foam is not shaped properly. Besides, gluing any kind of cover only adds extra weight, doesn't add anything *functional* to the boat, and provides one more thing to come undone when least expected. See Gabriel's site for a picture of my thigh braces - 7th from the left at the top of http://www.studiofurniture.com/diary/kayak/outfit/outfit.html#a my $0.02 Erik Sprenne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 12 2001 - 22:08:06 PST
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