OzOne wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 06:42:43 -0400, Martin Baxter
scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote:




The "thinner" water is able to permeate smaller viods and set up the
initial reactions for the beginnings of true osmosis?
I'm not an expert, just an interested bystander.

Of course you do realize that while molecular size has something to do with viscosity, molecular shape and charge distribution play a much larger
role? Not being a chemist I don't know if there is a difference between the H20 molecules in fresh and salt water, hell maybe the Na and Cl ions
somehow bind to the porosities of the gel coat and tend to "clog" them thus slowing the process.

Just another interested bystander:

Cheers
Marty