On Sep 7, 8:01 am, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Per Micheal Artindale:

Is it bad to store a composite kayak outdoors for the winter?

I would have it all closed up so no animals get in.

I have not decided if I will wrap it in plastic of some sort.

I guess there's "winter" and then there's "WINTER"....

Here in the near-tropics of SouthEastern Penna, I've been storing
my kayaks outside 24-7-365 with no problems.

I did have a spec surf ski where the (cosmetic?) fiberglass tape
started separating from the seam it was covering after about five
years; but my money is on poor surface prep, bad resin, or
something like that.... because that was the only problem craft
out of at least a half-dozen boats.
--
PeteCresswell

I store my #1 boat on the roof of my van for the winter, because I
never know when there will be an over-40-degree weekend when I'll want
to go boating!

-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
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Richard Hopley, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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