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Old 11-15-2009, 10:13 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Darin,

You are a string artist! Looks cool just the way it is. Makes me think a tent designer could do something with fiberglass poles and ripstop nylon.

If and when I get around to my collapsable boat tail, I will make it four framed coroplast flaps that fold flat against the back of the van. Hinged on the trailing edges and joined with quick connectors. Unfortunately that pretty much makes it a square edged design to keep it simple and the dimensions would be restricted by the area available for the folded flaps when stowed.

Exciting work.
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