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Carbon Fiber
Quite a while back someone from Oz described how they finished the keels and
skegs of their kayaks with epoxy laden with Silicon Carbide, the stuff one grinds telescope mirrors with. I quote "The ramp doesn't mark our boats. Our boats mark the ramp." Roger http://home.insightbb.com/~derbyrm "Marc Reeves" wrote in message ... Thanks guys, I've decided against the carbon fiber and to go, instead, with the glass/epoxy/graphite option instead |
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Carbon Fiber
A thick graphite/epoxy mix, spread liberally on the bottom, is really good.
Put it on as a finish coat, NOT to wet/fill the glass. Even better, the dories stored on cobble beaches of Grand Manaan Island are sheathed with UHMW plastic panels. They just slide them down over the rocks to launch, winch out. The problem is that this stuff doesn't adhere to anything, and must be mechanically fastened. Sal's Dad "Marc Reeves" wrote in message ... Thanks guys, I've decided against the carbon fiber and to go, instead, with the glass/epoxy/graphite option instead |
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