Any recommendations on what kind of thread to use to do some repairs on a nylon spray skirt? I assume I should use nylon thread, but maybe someone has a better alternative. The thing is only 6 years old; I hate to throw it away just because it has three giant holes in it. Mark *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Mark Sanders wrote: > Any recommendations on what kind of thread to use to do some repairs on a > nylon spray skirt? Dacron thread. Avoid the cotton-coated dacron core (aka polyester) stuff. Works well on my wing paddle, also. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dave, I have not had occasion to sew up my wing paddle. But I am damned curious as to how that would work. When did you get a wing? Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA On 10/25/07, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > > Mark Sanders wrote: > > Any recommendations on what kind of thread to use to do some repairs on > a > > nylon spray skirt? > > Dacron thread. Avoid the cotton-coated dacron core (aka polyester) stuff. > Works well on my wing paddle, also. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Craig Jungers wrote: > Dave, > > I have not had occasion to sew up my wing paddle. But I am damned > curious as to how that would work. > > When did you get a wing? Not. Just useful when posting off-topic to allow for the mandatory gratuitous paddling related sentence. I wondered when you would ask [grin]! Now, about that Greenland stick ... -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 10/26/07, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > > Craig Jungers wrote: > > > > When did you get a wing? > > > I wondered when you would ask [grin]! LOL... so you just couldn't stand watching an old guy pulling away, huh? <grin> An Epic I assume? We'll have to meet up and you can let me try it and see how it compares to mine. They do make a big difference. Hard to believe, actually. When you borrowed mine you mentioned that it affected your shoulder. How's that working out. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dave, - is Dacron a nylon or polyesther? Both are good, IMHO - but cotton blend of course isn't. I prefer pure nylon to pure polyesther, as nylon can also be reinforced additionally with a drop of Aquaseal over the seam, while polyesther has poor adhesion. > Dacron thread. Avoid the cotton-coated dacron core (aka polyester) stuff. > Works well on my wing paddle, also. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
alex wrote: > Dave, - is Dacron a nylon or polyester? Both are good, IMHO - but cotton > blend of course isn't. I prefer pure nylon to pure polyesther, as nylon can > also be reinforced additionally with a drop of Aquaseal over the seam, while > polyester has poor adhesion. Have not had that problem, maybe because I roughen before applying Aquaseal. Dacron is a polyester: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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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