John.. Is the boat positively identified as a Klepper? Don't forget there were many folding boat makers in Europe before the war, and some models looked remarkably like Kleppers. [ Which of course re-visits the whole debate about patents and copyright...!!!] But if I lived in the U.S. and I had a worthy Klepper frame of that vintage I would consider Mark Eckhart of Colorado.. he's your resident Klepper expert... http://longhaulfoldingkayaks.com/ He makes his living building skin boats, and he might consider making up a hypalon hull for your friend... Regards, Peter Rattenbury, Wollongong, Australia. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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