: And its' bloody difficult to sand. That is the mixture I used to
: fill around the brass stem bands when I am installing them. The
: silica thickened stuff will last forever. I have yet to mess up
: a mix like that by running over rocks, sand and ice. Give me
: time, though, I will start working on it again this Wednesday.
: Yep, the 2011 kayaking season officially begins. Woo hoo!

: Robert N Pruden

I did find out that if you drop the kayak onto a concrete parking bumper it takes the coating off, also damages the kayak.

Still have to fix that booboo this spring sometime, assuming it ever stops snowing.

Bill H.