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Re: Cockpit floor glassing
By:Rich Centola
Date: 10/31/2003, 3:29 pm
In Response To: Re: Cockpit floor glassing (pikabike)

: I am not a weight fanatic but I don't want a 35-40 lb kayak turning into a 50
: lb one. A friend who built a strip boat years ago said he overbuilt it so
: heavily it ended up weighing 70 lbs!!!!
This is excatly the reason for this initial question.

Im building a stripper (OI) so I need to glass the whole inside. I was thinking about either a second layer or using graphite powder to add abbrasion resistance in the cockpit.

Rich

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