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Re: Welcome Back Mark
By:Craig
Date: 5/6/2002, 8:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Welcome Back Mark (Mark Kanzler)

: It's me, though I'm just passin' through for now.

: Here's a bit more on the skimboard topic...

: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/8083/skimpro.html

: How to make your skimboard FASTER!!!
: I have known about it for years, but yesterday I slapped on a quick coat of
: bowling alley wax on my board bottom and it was mindblowing. It slid on
: the dry sand like ball bearings. The mental effect is astounding, the
: board just hauls ass over the water. Plus, your bottom won't wear out. I
: have seen only a few boards over the years that had been protected this
: way and there was no pitting or scouring from the sand. Another vital bit
: of valuable knowledge from Victoria Skimboards. I believe almost any hard
: car wax will work, heck, try your moms floor wax. Pete Rash of Virginia
: Beach turned us onto the Bowling Alley wax years ago. Really hard stuff. I
: think you have to reapply it every 3 to 5 days of skimming. TRY IT!

Hmmm--Slides on the sand like ball bearings? Hauls ass over the water? Protection from sand abrasion? Anybody ever try this on a kayak?

Craig

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Jack Sanderson -- 5/6/2002, 9:32 am
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
JJ Atkinson -- 7/18/2002, 9:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Chubb` -- 6/23/2002, 3:50 am
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
B -- 7/18/2002, 6:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Shawn Baker -- 7/18/2002, 6:49 pm
Re: Non skid deck
Mark Kanzler -- 5/7/2002, 1:59 pm
Re: Non skid deck ideas
Mark Kanzler -- 5/7/2002, 2:44 pm
Re: Non skid deck ideas
Eamon -- 6/15/2002, 5:20 pm
Re: Skim board learning
Dave Houser -- 6/16/2002, 12:58 am
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Jack Sanderson -- 5/7/2002, 9:54 am
Re:Rocker
Rehd -- 5/7/2002, 9:46 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Bob -- 5/7/2002, 10:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Mark Kanzler -- 5/6/2002, 4:57 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Mark Kanzler -- 5/6/2002, 5:08 pm
Welcome Back Mark
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/6/2002, 5:38 pm
Re: Welcome Back Mark
Mark Kanzler -- 5/6/2002, 6:32 pm
Liquid Speed water wax
Jack Sanderson -- 5/8/2002, 9:35 am
Re: Liquid Speed water wax
Eamon -- 6/15/2002, 5:24 pm
Re: Welcome Back Mark
Craig -- 5/6/2002, 8:23 pm
Re: Welcome Back Mark
David Hanson -- 5/7/2002, 12:41 pm
Re: Bowling Alley Wax
Mark Kanzler -- 5/7/2002, 1:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Mark Kanzler -- 5/6/2002, 5:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Building a Skim Board
Dave Houser -- 5/6/2002, 3:37 pm
Re: Epoxy: Building a Skim Board
Eamon -- 6/15/2002, 5:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Ben Staley -- 5/6/2002, 1:50 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
KenC -- 5/6/2002, 1:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help Building a Skim Board
Don Lucas -- 5/6/2002, 11:38 am
Indy 500 design plan
David Hanson -- 5/6/2002, 10:25 am