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Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 7/29/2009, 9:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP (Duane Strosaker)

Duane - thank you for the instructions. I had a lot of fun with this project. Maybe on the next one I'll forgo the varnish, use it for a while and see how it goes.

Feel free to add the photo to your site.

Ross

: Looks beautiful!

: It's a pretty unique project and fun to make a GP in a different way.

: For the reasons you stated on your blog, I don't varnish it. I like the
: simple epoxy finish, and it's not stored in the sun anyway. Without the
: varnish there is some blotching in the finish too, but after you use it a
: few times, it tends to go away. I'm more of a utility guy anyway.

: You inspired me to think about vaccum bagging, so I'm reading the West manual
: on it.

: It was fun following your blog on the build. If you don't mind, I'll add your
: photo to the webpage.

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP *LINK* *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 7/28/2009, 2:02 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Duane Strosaker -- 7/28/2009, 11:57 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Roy -- 7/29/2009, 9:41 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Ross Leidy -- 7/29/2009, 9:00 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Duane Strosaker -- 7/29/2009, 11:51 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Roy -- 8/1/2009, 8:27 am
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Duane Strosaker -- 8/1/2009, 10:31 am
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Todd Sullivan -- 8/1/2009, 6:39 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Duane Strosaker -- 8/1/2009, 7:54 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP *Pic*
Todd Sullivan -- 8/2/2009, 5:33 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Roy -- 8/1/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Kurt Maurer -- 7/28/2009, 6:24 pm
Re: Paddle: Glass/Carbon GP
Ross Leidy -- 7/28/2009, 9:28 pm