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Strip: Rotten Kayak *PIC*
By:scottbaxter
Date: 9/21/2014, 11:43 am

Discovered a slight problem with one of my kayaks. It seems I had a small bubble in the glass on the inside and happened to store my kayak on it's side with some water that must have been right on top of the bubble. That combined with a basswood hull which is not rot resistant led to some stain and possible rot going all the way through the hull. So the question is do I just sand open inside the hull and let it dry and patch, do I bleach it, do I cut it out and replace the section. It is about 7 inches long the bark line in the image is a scarf not a scratch on the outside.
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Strip: Rotten Kayak *PIC*
scottbaxter -- 9/21/2014, 11:43 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/21/2014, 12:12 pm
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scottbaxter -- 9/21/2014, 12:45 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/21/2014, 1:45 pm
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george jung -- 9/21/2014, 3:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2014, 12:26 am
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Mike Bielski -- 9/22/2014, 10:26 am
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howard -- 9/22/2014, 9:30 pm
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scottbaxter -- 9/22/2014, 10:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2014, 2:08 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/23/2014, 7:30 am
Strip: Design Feature!
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/23/2014, 10:00 am
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scottbaxter -- 9/23/2014, 10:24 am
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george jung -- 9/23/2014, 12:36 pm
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scottbaxter -- 9/23/2014, 1:41 pm
Re: Strip: Design Feature! *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/23/2014, 3:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2014, 12:51 am
Re: Strip: Design Feature! YES
Marc Upchurch -- 9/23/2014, 1:53 pm
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george jung -- 9/23/2014, 3:27 pm
Re: Strip: Design Feature! YES
scottbaxter -- 9/23/2014, 8:57 pm
Re: Strip: Design Feature! YES
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2014, 1:01 am
Re: Strip: Design Feature! YES
scottbaxter -- 9/25/2014, 8:16 pm