: Finished the hull outside yesterday. I ended up after much thought (not
: good), putting dynel or xzole on the football with 6oz fist over all the
: hull. I used nearly a gallon of epoxy, that stuff is like a sponge. Really
: ruff on the football will need lots of sanding.

I wonder if you could vacuum-bag dynel. You could keep the resin weight way down, and you would also need to sand less when you're done.

: I put 9oz bias 4" tape on the stems, 33" or so. My kayak will be
: able to break ice I think!

I put 18 oz. bias inside the stems--didn't want it to show outside! It might scratch the outside of the hull, but nothing's gonna buckle!!

Shawn

: That evening I went hunting and saw a very large buck but no shot in thick
: stuff, gonna have to get a larger boat, ha.