: That does it! Either my yak is jinxed or the RAKA epoxy I used. My yak seems
: to attrack all the wild life in my neighborhood. The first day I glassed
: the cocpit, a racoon climb all the way inside and crapped. I have to scrap
: and wash the inside of my yak. Everytime I coated the boat, I found cat
: paw prints all over. Since than, I made a tarp cover which got tatter real
: soon -- they still managed to get inside.Last week I did the final fill
: and set it aside to cure for a week to wax it. Last night a skunk was
: chased by my neighbor's dog. Guess where it end up. I don't know where it
: sprayed (inside or out,) the whole thing stinks 20 feet away. I probably
: have to sand it down once the smell subsided to remove possibly any smell
: contamination and cover the rest with yet one more coat of epoxy to seal
: in any smell.
: Any suggession to remove skunk smell without demagging the epoxy or future
: vanish?
: My brother-in-law now calls my effort "the Skunk Work." -- he
: previously called that "the Titanic."
: You know guys, I just may paint a skunk onto the back side of my yak to
: remember this. So, in the future, if you see a stitch and tape Guillmot
: with a strip recessed deck and skunk paint on the stern end, you know
: where this all started!

Try Massengill's powdered douche. Don't laugh. It worked on our dog (a Samoyed) when she got sprayed. Once we found out about it we kept a gallon container of "skunk potion" pre-mixed and ready just in case. Luckily our current golden retriever, Rocky, can't seem to find the skunks or get near enough to them.

Michael