: I just started my second boat, a North Bay (from kit) yesterday afternoon. I
: coated the panel scarf joints with unthickened MAS exoxy, let it set a bit
: and then went back in with epoxy thickened with a bit of wood flour and
: cab-o-sil.

: The MAS epoxy that came with the kit has the "slow" hardner. Even
: with garage temps in the low 60's, the epoxy seemed to be setting up
: awfully slow even by slow standards (and yes, I was careful to mix it VERY
: thoroughly). On my first boat, I used West Systems epoxy and even with
: cool garage temps, their slow hardner seemed to set up significantly
: faster than the MAS. I think that for bonding purposes at least, I may
: need to order some medium or fast different hardner...

: Comments??

I used MAS slow hardner on my daughter's kayak, and yes it's Slooooow. I set the scarf joints up and then built a small insulated tent over them and placed a light bulb in the tent to keep it warm.

It looks funny, but it works...