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.

[@RTS561]

Thank you very much my brother for taking the time to show these techniques. I am building my first Kaiak here in Brazil - Macaé, and this video was essential for my project. May the Great Architect of the universe always bless you with health and prosperity.

[@citizenwolf8720]

I don't have a skin on frame kayak and so there's probably no way I'll ever be doing this, but I'm still fascinated watching this video. :) And anyway, maybe it'll give me some ideas for something else that might seem completely unrelated. Knowing stuff is never a bad thing. Thanks for the excellent video Brian.

[@eddydewilde4958]

Hi Brian ,your unhurried explanation and craftsmanship are a joy to watch.Best wishes

[@rickjacques3465]

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!

[@thesolarsailor]

Great video here, I just finished up skinning a Gentry Chuckanut 15 Kayak, used this video to answer a lot of questions I had. An F1 is on the list for this winter.

[@cterrell1343]

I built an F1 back in December January, she's a lovely boat and good to paddle, recommended! Best wishes!

[@colinbates8498]

l found this video very helpful,being so clearly explained & demonstrated & feel far more confident to cover my 1st kayak that l've built 1940's style

[@bogdanmarinita6520]

Thanks for taking time to explain all this process. This will empower many people to build a SOF. Thanks again!

[@macpanic709]

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!

[@richardachilles5601]

i know it is quite randomly asking but do anyone know a good place to watch newly released movies online?

[@achillesmarcos1717]

@Richard Achilles I watch on Flixzone. Just google for it :)

[@carloshenry2188]

@Richard Achilles Lately I have been using FlixZone. Just search on google for it :)

[@teamcrooks6913]

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...

[@peterengel7885]

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.

[@twintwitch1]

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.

[@draven3838]

That was a very good video, thanks for taking the time to show us viewers how to do this

[@tomevans5]

Wish I'd seen this before I skinned my Longshot. Great video and instruction. I think an LSB is now on my project list.

[@mayerjulia6]

Thank you for making this! Ridiculously helpful!

[@mikepredmore3886]

On re-skinning an F1, do you also unhook the bow pocket and create a stern pocket a couple of inches shorter than keel length, as you did on Greenland style boat?

[@capefalconkayak]

Yes

[@merrillballantyne]

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.

[@cozydram1]

Although I don't have that style of kayak I found your tutorial awesome thank you chap

[@kevinanderson9310]

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

[@wadepatton2433]

Whoohoo I got the answer finally, A FOOT LONGER!!! It's in the free prep course too, but I watched all that a year ago and forgot.

[@TheChaznw]

Thanks for the excellent video. Very happy with the results on my kayak.

[@jimdodd3462]

Outstanding informative video. Thanks ! You are inching me closer to try one of these !

[@jameselliott7104]

Brian, have you done an updated version of this video??? This was an excellent teaching video of the entire process. Thanks!

[@capefalconkayak]

The whole skinning process is covered in much better detail in our kayak building course, but this is the only one I’ve ever done on re-skinning.

[@joetaylor486]

fantastic video, hugely informative. Thanks very much.

[@michaelwalling8281]

Thanks for this video. I just received the products I ordered in good condition and thanks for the extras!

[@shackman9566]

Thank you building a cayak is in my bucket list.

[@thefish6874]

THANK YOU BRAIN YOU ARE A WONDERFUL TEACHER

[@ryszardszulgo8839]

verryyyy goooood jobsss. brdgs from Poland

[@flowertheclown]

Thanks! Can't wait to skin my kayak.

[@vuelolibre0]

Great tutorial.Very well explained.

[@flysubcompact]

Thanks for taking the time to illustrate this. Subbed.

[@SMkkk20]

Thank you so much 🎉🎉

[@pjpowers5749]

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.

[@eiriks6005]

Hi im pondering a construction strategy for a sof+gf construction. Length 5800mm beam: 530mm 510 wetted. Wheigth goal 16kg. Step one build a frame with bulkheads and encapsulate it in gf and epoxy. Step two dress the frame in nylon or similar. Use epoxy as coating. Fixing the nylon to the frame. Step three bonding some layers of gf to the nylon cover and coaming. Step four cut out for rudder and hatches etc. Step five flowcoat epoxy, sand, pu coating. The idea is to get the added structural strength from the wood members bonded to the shell. But still have the freedom to do some custom tweaks, and have an abrasionresistant and durable repearable construction. Concave sections are adressed with rubrails monted to the wood members before the skin is tigthened comletely. The wood will be ash, and the dimentions will be smaller than a traditional sof, due to it working in tandem with the shell. Just strong enough for skinning with nylon. Question: will the nylon work as a peel ply? Nylon bonding with epoxy. Any thougths? Thank you for indepth videos, certainly on your thouths on design considerations on your kayak designs. Eirik. Norway.

[@texflyguy]

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...

[@Kanoist]

Hi John, Have you experienced that or just sharing your opinion?

[@robinmarks1072]

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.

[@peterowens290]

Excellent video.

[@Corcioch]

That is a brilliant video. Thanks

[@lewis123]

Very good video

[@jwiereng]

14:59 Are you wearing Gevavi Klompen ?

[@hieungo679]

hi. cant i ask something about kayak? what the "skin of frame kayak" was called? thank you for your attention.

[@bradlpe1]

Great video!

[@kozdavekoz]

Thanks for the excdllenr and detailed tutorial! One question, does the seine twine get removed after sewing and shrinking?

[@daedaluscan]

Once I have stitched the deck seam do I take the seine twine basting stitches out?

[@crpth1]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[@fftr5647]

ใช้ผ้าอะไรหุ้มครับ ? / Fc Thailand

[@craig7102]

great video , outstanding thanks

[@grandpalousfittness6344]

Thanks!! Great video!

[@ЗомбоящикИванов]

42:25 это кольцо ни как не крепиться к корпусу? только держится за счет ткани?

[@tullochgorum6323]

I'm wondering why you recommend shaving the stem and stern if someone cuts the skin too short? As someone who has camped under silnylon for decades, I'm only too well aware of how nylon stretches when wet. So why wouldn't you simply dampen the skin? Does that result in excessive tautness?

[@capefalconkayak]

It just makes it a lot harder to work with. Once the skin is damp it must stay damp for the entire skinning process, and you have to heat cut it wet as well, all of which just ends up with a lot of nasty smoke and misting with a spray bottle every 10 minutes for 4 hours. Wet shirt, wet floor. Also, some nylons shrink very hard and if sewn on wet can crush the frame. This is an old video, the instructions in my building courses are a lot more comprehensive.

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Do you roll on epoxie also?

[@Chris-vw3yc]

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?

[@Eleutherios1]

Thanks for this video!

[@roaddogrichard]

Did he wet the skin during this sewing process? Do you wet the skin or not?

[@capefalconkayak]

It depends on the skin. Some nylon doesn't need it, some really does, this skin I sewed on dry.

[@coltonsheets1414]

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

[@jlindsay5038]

I think it's funny that somebody's put in a stop and kicks me off the internet every time you say die

[@cesarvaldenegro2264]

Where can i buy that material?

[@wadepatton2433]

According to the first minute of the video he bought his fabric here: shop.skinboats.com/

[@lukewarmwater6412]

ever try this with linen and beuterate dope?

[@joeji7442]

Great video. Such useful info but the camera guy is killing me. I think there’s like 20% info missed by blurry or shaky camera work.

[@capefalconkayak]

This is the first video I ever made 12 years ago. It was just a random person, holding the camera for an off the cuff demonstration. I should probably take it down, but some people find the information useful.

[@omarsami5151]

please .can any bary send to me the website for any fabric skin

[@kendolin9016]

Gibt es das auch auf deutsch?

[@coyonky75]

Hi, What kind of material is it?

[@8550054]

Why not make a treatment to wood?

[@salimufari]

Love the content.. camera needs some practice. Manual focus FTW.

[@capefalconkayak]

It’s a very VERY old video. The newer stuff is better

[@BinManSays87]

Soldering iron=hot knife

[@capefalconkayak]

Not quite, soldering irons don't put out enough heat, it works, but it doesn't work great.

[@tobystgeorge4581]

Just a fantastically helpful video. About to start skinning my first SOF kayak (fuselage frame, touring style) and have yet to find a better source of information on how to go about it - many thanks.

[@martind349]

🙄 ain't it good to know

[@Mattdotnfo]

Where can I purchase this nylon and twine?

[@capefalconkayak]

skinboats.org