: My poly beater is black and therefor more susceptibel to uv, so I bought one
: of those poly tarps, wrapped it around the yak, cut abt 4in overlap, and
: duct taped it together. When travelling or in the sun I just pull it on.
: May be a big prob if just left to bake in the sun - so be careful if poly
: etc.

: -mick Just read an article on epoxy tests on oneoceankayaks.com and they talked about plastic holding moisture against the varnish and causing it to blister. Just a thought before you wrap a stripper in plastic? Trav