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Dynel is a popular laminate fabric used for museum-quality restoration work on wooden boats. It's strong and yet supple like a true woven fabric, with no fibers to irritate your skin.

Dynel fabric has very high abrasion resistance but swells in the resin such that it works better if vacuum bagged or pressure molded. The most common uses of dynel are for wear patches on boats, edgings on paddles, and the like. It has also been used as a deck covering on wooden sailboats. It seems to be a good choice anywhere that abrasion is a major issue. This Dynel Fabric retains a milky appearance when saturated rather than turning clear in the resin like fiberglass.

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Technical Information

Features

  • High abrasion resistance
  • 5oz. 55"
  • Wide, plain weave

Reviews for Dynel Fabric / Cloth

10 of 11 Reviews

January 10, 2024

Definitely would use it on any wood hulls
By Red Dog from Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

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I use it on a wooden hull for adding strength and abrasion resistance . Also inside the hull on walking surfaces for a non-slip surface. Easily adapts to contours and sharp edges, unlike fibreglass

Looking aft
Point Comfort 18' looking forward
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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June 14, 2023

Makes a great keel strip
By Hal from Greater Maine

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My Kevlar canoes experience some pretty rough handling and the dynel lasts far longer than fiberglass as a keel strip. Wish it came in 4" wide rolls.


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December 7, 2022

dyneil
By miya from JAPAN

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Easy to use, great product

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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June 9, 2021

Worked well for canoe skid plates
By Austin from Charlotte

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I used this to add skid plates on a royalex canoe, worked well, 1 yard was enough for that, cut on a bias to form easier, shipped quickly and was packaged well.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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March 30, 2021

The cloth was perfect for my project
By Bob from Maryland

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I'm building a small sailboat and the 4 yards of Dynel cloth fit perfectly. It is easier to work with than fiberglass.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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March 2, 2021

Dynel is easy
By VLI Events from Arizona

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My boat is stronger and will last for decades.

Smooth bottom
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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August 29, 2020

dynel for kayak rubstrips
By h from bethesda

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i use dynel to make (and repair) custom rubstrips on strip built and stitch and glues kayaks i make. great, inexpensive product that does the job. use saran wrap to compress it down once wetted out to get a nice finished surface without a lot of extra work. for rubstrips, you want a smooth surface so the saran wrap helps avoids the need for filling and sanding work. in the picture below of the latest boat i am building below - i integrate into the keel line 3 layers of dynell from the knuckly of the bow and stern about two inwards with graphite infused epoxy. very clean, streamlined arrangement.

kayak with integrated dynel rubstrips fore and aft
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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March 7, 2019

Dynel fabric
By Don from Nova Scotia

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This is the best material to make a non-slip surface when finished with epoxy. It also has the appearance of canvas fabric and can be shaped around sharp turns in the shape of the surface, unlike fibreglass cloth.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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July 16, 2013

do it yourself dynel rub-strips
By kayak builder from bethesda, md

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i build my own kayaks and use dynel fabric to make rub strips to protect the bow and stern. some places will sell you a 'rub-strip kit'.....but in the end, it is just several pieces of dynel cloth bias cut two inches wide by 18 to 24 inches in length. bought a yard of the dynel cloth from jamestown and cut my own strips. easy to do with a sharp pair of scissors. plenty of material to do a dozen kayaks for the cost of one 'rub-strip kit' (which will do only one kayak with no material to spare).

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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May 19, 2013

Dynel
By fishndaflats from Florida

when you apply epoxy to Dynel the cloth will swell or double in thickness which pronounces the weave. DO NOT SAND SMOOTH, best way to fill the weave is to mix epoxy and a easy sanded filler and squeegee on, then epoxy over once its smooth. Wont beat it for bottoms that are beached a lot or skinny water boats

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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