How to sew a new 'skin' on a skin-on-frame kayak

This video shows you how to remove an existing nylon covering and replace it.

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This video shows you how to remove an existing nylon covering and replace it.

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for How to sew a new 'skin' on a skin-on-frame kayak

Rick Jacques
Rick Jacques - 6 years ago
This is an excellent demonstration which gives me the process outline to make it straight forward to strip, modify and re-skin my baidarka. Nicely done!
Cesar Valdenegro
Cesar Valdenegro - 6 years ago
Where can i buy that material?
Wade Patton
Wade Patton - 6 years ago
According to the first minute of the video he bought his fabric here: http://shop.skinboats.com/
craig7102
craig7102 - 6 years ago
great video , outstanding thanks
Chris
Chris - 6 years ago
Around the 13 min mark, do you have to do that pencil marking the two inches forward if you are using an 840 polyester fabric?
Team Crooks
Team Crooks - 7 years ago
This may just be the frickin' coolest video I have seen on skin-on-frame kayak building. A-Mazing! Thank you so much, Brian, for posting this. A most excellent teaching tool. Wow. Blessings...
peter Engel
peter Engel - 7 years ago
I found this to be a real good video. It will help me a lot on my boat. His voice is pleasant to listen too.
Marisol Galarraga
Marisol Galarraga - 7 years ago
Great tutorial.Very well explained.
Michael Walling
Michael Walling - 7 years ago
Thanks for this video. I just received the products I ordered in good condition and thanks for the extras!
Colton sheets
Colton sheets - 7 years ago
if you can't afford a hot cutter a wood burner may work for you there for drawing on wood but they have a sharp edge and they gets really hot

10. comment for How to sew a new 'skin' on a skin-on-frame kayak

Jim Dodd
Jim Dodd - 7 years ago
Outstanding informative video. Thanks ! You are inching me closer to try one of these !
Irmgard Jacobsen
Irmgard Jacobsen - 7 years ago
Gibt es das auch auf deutsch?
Charles Spano
Charles Spano - 7 years ago
What an awesome video. And an awesome teacher. Great pace, tone and delivery. Great detail. I understand the colder the better for this task. I am wondering how cool the room was for this proce.
omar sami
omar sami - 8 years ago
please .can any bary send to me the website for any fabric skin
Peter Owens
Peter Owens - 8 years ago
Excellent video.
Merrill Ballantyne
Merrill Ballantyne - 8 years ago
There is no T in across. Nice video. I love the craftsmanship. Thanks so much for making these videos I know they take a large amount of effort and craft to make.
Pj Powers
Pj Powers - 8 years ago
Hi Brian, I will be attempting to make a rolling kayak this winter and will study these videos a million times, couple questions, do you put water in the iron or just let the dye be the steam? Also, what setting is the iron on? Forgive me if you covered it in the tutorial and I missed it, I kept getting calls while watching. Thanks, u r very thorough.
the fish
the fish - 8 years ago
THANK YOU BRAIN YOU ARE A WONDERFUL TEACHER
crpth1
crpth1 - 8 years ago
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. :-)
Flower
Flower - 8 years ago
Thanks! Can't wait to skin my kayak.

20. comment for How to sew a new 'skin' on a skin-on-frame kayak

Phil Collins
Phil Collins - 8 years ago
Although I don't have that style of kayak I found your tutorial awesome thank you chap
eddy de wilde
eddy de wilde - 8 years ago
Hi Brian ,your unhurried explanation and craftsmanship are a joy to watch.Best wishes
Joe Taylor
Joe Taylor - 8 years ago
fantastic video, hugely informative. Thanks very much.
Mario ROSSI
Mario ROSSI - 8 years ago
Why not make a treatment to wood?
Grandpa Lou's Fittness
Grandpa Lou's Fittness - 8 years ago
Thanks!! Great video!
John W
John W - 9 years ago
If you use shrinkable dacron (8oz), you can attach the fabric using aircraft fabric adhesive and completely eliminate the need to do any stitching. Apply fabric and shrink using a clothing iron. Super tight and wrinkle free way to do it...
Happy Campers Minnesota
Happy Campers Minnesota - 9 years ago
Is the material damp when you stitch it together?
robin Marks
robin Marks - 9 years ago
Thanks for your excellent video's. They've helped a lot. Thought I followed your directions, (Dyson 8 oz. nylon, Jacquard acid dye, etc.) made a complete mess with the dye running straight through the nylon and all over on the inside, and it shows from the outside. What did I do wrong? can it be fixed? Can I re-stain a lot darker and somehow still get adhesion? maybe by rinsing out the vinegar? Again your video's have been very helpful. Thanks.
Charles Shaw
Charles Shaw - 9 years ago
Thanks for the excellent video.  Very happy with the results on my kayak.
Julio Cesar Figueroa
Julio Cesar Figueroa - 9 years ago
Hi, What kind of material is it?

30. comment for How to sew a new 'skin' on a skin-on-frame kayak

flysubcompact
flysubcompact - 9 years ago
Thanks for taking the time to illustrate this.  Subbed.
miguel
miguel - 10 years ago
Great video. What do you use for coating? I have used polyurethane for wood floors but yours seems to get and stronger finish.
Can you share that?
Dave Koslow
Dave Koslow - 10 years ago
Thanks for the excdllenr and detailed tutorial! One question, does the seine twine get removed after sewing and shrinking?
Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson - 10 years ago
I am building my first boat this summer and skinning was the part that I was most concerned about....until now.  very nice tutorial.  thank you
Paul Montgomery
Paul Montgomery - 10 years ago
Even though I've made a number of these, I always like watching what others with more experience are doing. Even a few tips and clarifications make it worth it. I wasn't disappointed!
Julia Mayer
Julia Mayer - 10 years ago
Thank you for making this! Ridiculously helpful! 
Bogdan Marinita
Bogdan Marinita - 10 years ago
Thanks for taking time to explain all this process. This will empower many people to build a SOF. Thanks again! 
Michael Pearson
Michael Pearson - 10 years ago
Thanks for this video!

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