: I am a regular on the woodenboat site with a different screen name.
: You have certainly read my comments because my post count is
: over 8500. I have posted on almost every anti-epoxy comment
: posted in the last five years. I think anti-epoxy crowd sees
: something pure about the way things were done long ago.
: All my boats, which are few in number, are held together with epoxy
: and are encapsulated with epoxy. Epoxy isn't a perfect coating
: but it's ability to grip wood and seal wood is many times better
: than whatever other coatings there are.

Thing is with a fuselage style kayak, unless you roll all the time and have a really leaky skirt, the inside stays relatively dry. If it's allowed to dry after each use, the ply really doesn't get all that wet. It's not like it's constantly in the water and kept in the water like a bigger boat.

I too am a person that trusts epoxy, always have, works great. But it is expensive and heavy and it's not necessary for every application.

Btw, I try to use the same name everywhere, on all the forums :)

Bill H.