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Re: Strip: Spots??
By:John Schroeder
Date: 7/13/2003, 8:08 pm
In Response To: Strip: Spots?? (Steve Frederick)

: Hello All,
: Had a good time at the cape, weather very hot. The Guillemot broke out in a
: "Heat Rash".. Litle spots in the dark wood areas. I can actually
: feel the spots. They look like the weave of the 'glass is poking through.
: What is this?

Steve - any chance these spots are near the edges of the hatch covers or deck at the hatch openings? Sounds like spots that had some excess moisture - when they get hot it can stress the glass. I picked up a couple on my Return where the epoxy had worn off the edges of the hatches.

jrs

(I'm not sure what your "very hot" weather was like, but I suspect it wasn't what we typically put up with in Arizona, so I'm reluctant to blame it on hot weather alone.)

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Spots??
Steve Frederick -- 7/13/2003, 6:16 pm
Re: Strip: Spots??
John Schroeder -- 7/13/2003, 8:08 pm
Re: Strip: Spots??
Steve Frederick -- 7/13/2003, 8:56 pm