Thanks, folks!

Yes, my mistake on the location. It's where the sides meet the bottom.
If it was higher up, I wouldn't be as concerned. But, it's right where
it chages shape in the side to bottom transition, right in the middle
along the length, ie. almost under the portage yoke, below the water
line for sure.

The depressions are only on the outside, and as mentioned, they don't
penetrate either the skin or the interior.

Thanks,
Mike


On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:44:57 -0500, Dan Valleskey valleskey at
comcast dot net wrote:


I'll take a stab at this- since you are in a hurry- tho I am sorta
guessing.

First off- are you sure about the warrenty thing on a blem? I'd get
that in writing.

Those depressed areas could have occured if OT overheated the sheet
just before they formed it. Unlikely that the Royalex manufacturer
would have let that go from their factory otherwise

I am a little confused about where these depressions are. You say,
where the gunwales meet the flat bottom. But the gunwales are the top
peices of wood (or plastic) that run the length of the boat on each
side. They don't meet the flat bottom. Do you mean- where the sides
meet the bottom?? I'm guessing that is what you mean. Let's call
that the "chines".

There could very well be increased flex in the area of the
depressions. No way to tell without getting the boat in the water,
with a couple of big fellows on board, to jump up and down a little.
Watch for oilcanning, where the bottom jumps in and out as much as 3
or 4 inches. Oilcanning shows up on Royalex boats sometimes anyway.
It may be worse on this blem.

On the other hand, I could be all wet. We could say that OT would not
sell a blem with more than cosmetic problems.

I dunno- if it was my hundred bucks- I am pretty cheap. but I think
I'd go for the non-blem this time.

Hey, that should be a good all around boat for you, anyway. I've
paddled them, they are not bad at all. Better than a Discovery,
anyway.


-Dan V.