Hey Paul,

I hadn't followed that one, but it was interesting to read. I'll have to look more closely at their products for a non-kayak application that could use epoxy gel coat.

The Thag-o-mizer is still in the garage, but hasn't thag-o-mized anything for quite some time. I'm not particularly interested in how the epoxy would change the resistance of a wood kayak to penetration type loadings, mostly because those events are fiber (including wood) dominated. If the epoxy is nice to work with and has good mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties, then it should be a good option for kayaks. I hope one of the experienced builders here takes Gerald up on his offer.

Sam

: I don't know if you have been following all the threads on this board as well
: as you have been reading magazines, but there was a thread last week which
: brought you, and your test-panel testing machine to mind. The Thag-O-Mizer
: I believe it was called.

: Check out the thread starting about :
: http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/noframes/read/161925

: An epoxy chemist, Gerald Lapuz, has offered to supply some samples of some of
: his products for use and testing. If your testing equipment is still up
: and running I'm hoping you"ll offer to put the samples through their
: paces.

: PGJ