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Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends
By:Myrl Tanton
Date: 10/14/2003, 1:19 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends (Jim Farrelly)

: I surfed my Tern 14 with a friend Sat. I was about 10 yards behind and off to
: one side of him as he caught a wave. My Tern 14 caught a wave too even
: though that was not my intention. I absolutely would have shoved that
: pointy tip right through his left kidney except I rolled under him. The
: very near miss really scared me. If I cut the tip off the Tern 14 should I
: make up some extra stiff epoxy and then fair it in and glass over it? Or
: do you need to make some funky wood block end that is shaped?
: Jim

Personally I thing the wood block will look better... or maybe a 'veneer' or outer stem will look good.

I think the block would be such that you could get it 'close' but a bit over sized, glue on, then file down in place, finally coating with Epoxy. so it should be easy.

Myrl

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Nickle -- 10/2/2003, 9:40 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Nickle -- 10/6/2003, 9:29 pm
Very Pointy Ends
Joachim -- 10/14/2003, 2:02 am
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
Don -- 10/6/2003, 2:59 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
LeeG -- 10/6/2003, 9:30 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
Nickle -- 10/6/2003, 11:21 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
LeeG -- 10/7/2003, 12:37 am
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends *LINK* *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/3/2003, 9:16 am
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends
David -- 10/4/2003, 8:57 am
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends
Jim Farrelly -- 10/13/2003, 9:04 pm
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends
Myrl Tanton -- 10/14/2003, 1:19 pm
Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends? *NM*
Grant -- 10/3/2003, 10:06 am
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
LeeG -- 10/3/2003, 12:45 pm
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
LeeG -- 10/3/2003, 3:22 pm
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
Dave -- 10/4/2003, 12:18 am
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
LeeG -- 10/4/2003, 9:28 am
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
Mike and Rikki -- 10/4/2003, 7:27 pm
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/3/2003, 11:01 am
Merganser and WR162 Side By Side *Pic*
Nickle -- 10/2/2003, 10:54 pm
Re: Merganser and WR162 Side By Side
LeeG -- 10/3/2003, 9:54 am
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Terry Hanson -- 10/2/2003, 10:47 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Nickle -- 10/2/2003, 11:02 pm