Skin boats are vulnerable along the stringers, rub strips can be applied to these areas, and use a 12oz ballistic Nylon fabric might take the abuse of a slow moving Ozark stream...These boats are light an average of 30 lbs. for a 16' kayak.....
Linseed oiled the frame....
Going with the heavier stuff this time...
POLYESTER 11.6 oz. plain weave * 77" wide
This fabric is tough, you can pull the thread really tight and it doesn't separate the weave..
This time doing a different stitch, the double corded stitch.....
What ever fabric is used, the hands get tired from pulling and tugging to get wrinkles out......
The bow end done, the whip stitch is down the front of the hull....
This is as far as I got yesterday before my hands, neck,shoulders gave out, just have to finish up the stern and trim the inside of the gunnels...