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Re: Epoxy: Tinting
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 3/9/2017, 8:35 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Tinting (Mike Bielski)

I have developed a rapport with one of the West engineers who helps me out with issues, and once I asked him about graphite or things making hulls faster because he is a competitive sailor (I can't remember if it was star or laser, but one of those classes), and he said absolutely not. The only thing he had ever run across that seemed to make any difference was Pledge furniture wax, but he was pretty sure that it was still a mental rather than an actual advantage.

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I don't want to pull the discussion off-topic any further....but I can't resist!! :-)
There's an interesting article by Greg Barton which talks about hull treatments -

http://www.epickayaks.com/article/article/to-wax-or-not-to-wax

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Epoxy: Tinting
Patrick North -- 3/8/2017, 10:41 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/8/2017, 12:05 pm
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Patrick North -- 3/8/2017, 12:49 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/8/2017, 2:42 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/8/2017, 3:00 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/8/2017, 9:21 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 3/9/2017, 4:58 am
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Roy Martin -- 3/9/2017, 6:11 am
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Patrick North -- 3/9/2017, 9:58 am
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Randy -- 3/9/2017, 10:55 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/9/2017, 12:30 pm
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Jaybabina -- 3/9/2017, 1:32 pm
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Patrick North -- 3/9/2017, 1:55 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/9/2017, 2:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/9/2017, 3:53 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/9/2017, 4:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2017, 12:12 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/9/2017, 6:03 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/9/2017, 8:35 pm
Re: Epoxy: Tinting
Mike Bielski -- 3/9/2017, 6:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2017, 12:14 am
Re: Epoxy: Tinting
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/9/2017, 3:48 pm
Caution with Lock Graphite
Marc Upchurch -- 3/9/2017, 4:11 pm
Re: Caution with Lock Graphite
JayBabina -- 3/9/2017, 4:22 pm