On 11 Oct 2006 06:43:24 -0700, "SkipGundlach"
wrote:

As to the epoxy, West sez it takes a week to fully cure. There were
many areas of prior repair that, in the course of chasing either wet
spots or delaminations, I would have ground out "adolescent" epoxy.
However, the biggie (which occured after the first flareup), therudder
shoe/skeg area was very large. I was fairing it for several days, and
at the very end, cut through about 1/8" for about 3 feet. I'd thought
I'd had the grinder such that the dust was going away from me, but
witnesses said the fan we were using blew most of it right on me - and
that time I wasn't wearing a suit.

So, it might be sun poisoning, but I'm betting epoxy. Either way, I
guess I'm going to have to see some medical folks, because I no longer
can even treat the symptoms...

Hi,

If you'v been using a grinder for a long while it might be hand arm
vibration syndrome:

http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Hand%20Arm%20Vibration

If it's epoxy and you're sleeping on the boat, you might want to try
sleeping off it or at least having very good ventilation.

cheers,
Pete.