Where hovercraft flying and Alaska come together    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in   Goto Hovercraft Alaska Homepage    Log in to check your private messages   cold weather skirts          Hovercraft Alaska Forum Index -> Technical and how-to area View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message lloegering Guest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:33 am    Post subject: cold weather skirts I'm building a hovercraft for use in North Dakota primarily for ice fishing in temperatures from 20 above to 30 below. Besides the usual wear and tear, does anybody have any experience with whether vinyl coated nylon -or- neopreme coated nylon -or- polyurethane coated nylon will stand up better in repeated exposure to frigid temperatures? I'm planning an insulated enclosure for overnight sleeping on the ice so the skirts will have ample time to stiffen up from the cold and even partially freeze down. If you run in open water and then set down on ice/ground, can you literally freeze down so tight you can't move? Has anyboby ripped a skirt trying to lift from a frozen surface? Thanks. lloegering Back to top Guest Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:48 pm    Post subject: plastic bolts thanks for a very helpful response! You mentioned using plastic bolts on the wear areas of the fingers or bag. I'm not familiar with that option. More info please. lloegering Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Hovercraft Alaska Forum Index -> Technical and how-to area All times are GMT - 5 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Welcome----------------Guest book for our siteWelcome to Hovercraft Alaska SiteChapter group for Alaska starting January 2006Observations of hovercraft in AlaskaEvents and MeetingsInfomation about the original Alaska Hovercraft machines.Hover'in 05 Hovercraft Chatter----------------Sevtec in AlaskaHovercraft salesNews, Environmental, and LegalTechnical and how-to areaHovercraft Club Of Alaska Alaska Talk----------------What You Want to Know or What You Know About AlaskaAlaska Stories Tim, this is your space----------------You can post here  You can post new topics in this forum You can reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Igloo Theme Version 1.0 :: Created By: Andrew Charron