----- Original Message ----- From: "PJ Rattenbury" Subject: [Paddlewise] Use of Goretex in Sprayskirt > Hi All, Has anyone experience of use of the above? I need a new skirt... > ...Cheers Ok, I had similar questions. My solution was to make a Gore-tex skirt to custom fit my boat. The total cost was something like $20 (buying an overstock scrub-green color material from the internet). I used Shawn Bakers easy method of constructing it from his geocities website. My intention was to buy the bomb-proof neoprene skirt for rough conditions and use the Gore-tex for average and mild conditions. I still think this is the best approach after using the Gore-tex. This project took a few evenings of work and the results were really good even though I can't sew worth a damn. The custom fit is tight as a drum without sagging and puddling, just like a good fitting neoprene skirt. This is the key aspect for me, the custom made skirt fits precisely like a drum so there is no sagging. Unlike the store-bought nylon skirts designed to fit a range of cockpit sizes. One problem with Gore-tex is that you have to keep it from "wetting out" where it finally gets soaked and can't breathe like it should. This is the problem that salt water is supposed to cause. A bonus is the left over material for a Gore-tex cockpit cover. I can keep the night-time critters out of my boat at my campsite while letting the moisture out at the same time. If you try making one, use the heaviest three-layer material you can get and consider using the generic Gore-tex competitors like your jacket. Bill *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 10 2002 - 05:56:43 PDT
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