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Re: Material: How light is too light?
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 10/31/2003, 11:46 am
In Response To: Re: Material: How light is too light? (Bruce)

Small cracks in the epoxy seal coat are a potential problem inside stitch & glue kayaks. I find myself putting a light layer of glass on the floor only of the cockpit only and not using a fill coat there, leaving the glass texture on the surface.

Mike Scarborough
Friendship Kayak

Messages In This Thread

Material: How light is too light?
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 8:46 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Tom Page -- 11/5/2003, 2:02 pm
Abrasion protection
Jay Babina -- 11/3/2003, 8:26 am
Re: Abrasion protection
Danny Cox -- 11/3/2003, 8:57 am
Re: Abrasion protection
Jay Babina -- 11/3/2003, 9:24 am
Then again there are some other factors...
Mike and Rikki -- 11/1/2003, 2:37 pm
Consider the soures of stresses and pressure
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/1/2003, 12:53 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 1:28 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Rick R. -- 10/31/2003, 8:31 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Chip Sandresky -- 10/31/2003, 12:42 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
LeeG -- 10/31/2003, 10:18 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Bruce -- 10/31/2003, 10:52 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
C. Fronzek -- 10/31/2003, 1:24 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 2:00 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
pikabike -- 10/31/2003, 2:58 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 3:29 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
LeeG -- 11/3/2003, 9:04 am
Re: To Build Light
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 3:29 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 11:46 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
LeeG -- 10/31/2003, 11:43 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 10:13 am