: Some of you might remember my boat- the one with the hull twist. I've managed
: to fix this - replaced both gunwales and the hull twist was gone. The skin
: is polyester with oil based finish (I've tried some paints to get the
: translucent effect). Deck is clear still.

: The boat performs very well as far as I can tell (I'm a beginner in
: paddling). Unfortunately I've managed to get capsized in the waves and
: after my wet exit the boat was full with sand (especially in the edges) -
: someone to give an idea how to clean this? I'm afraid that this will
: damage the skin from inside.

For me takes lots of hosing out then draining and then using the wet vac to get the rest. The nice thing about rinsing is the sand tends to migrate to the cockpit as it's the lowest spot and you can reach it there with the vac. Btw, Sears sells a kit for the vac that includes very small tools to reach into tiny corners.

Bill H.