5- SUGGESTED USE OF FABRICS

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The following information is to be used as a general guideline, is not comprehensive in itsscope and is not intended to be interpreted as the optimal manner for using ORCA
® fabrics.It is a summary of observations from our customers who produce inflatable boats.

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A– PATTERNS

A designer or a Naval Architect generates patterns throughmodeling. This step is rather complex, as it must account for the elasticity of textiles and the resultant stretching of the material after its first inflation. It can also minimize the “twist” of certain designs by optimizing the precision of the cut and the alignment of the threads (an inevitable distortion that exists between the warp and the weft of the textile).
® fabrics present only a slight weft distortion that can easily be corrected through pro-per pattern design.We strongly suggest that you use the same roll of material ( ORCA
® fabric control number) tomake one boat as slight color variations may occur. This will also permit you to easily trace the origin of the fabric of each boat, which is an essential element in protecting your rights under the 5-year contractual warranty offered by Pennel.

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B-

GLUING

ORCA
® fabrics are world renowned for their ease of assembly: cold-gluing. Choice of glue: It is best to use a glue with a polychloro-prene-rubber base that has an isocyanate stainless hardener.The dosage of ingredients for mixing, conditions for gluing(temperature, humidity), shelf and pot-life and the quantityof glue for application should be provided by themanufacturer of the glue.