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Re: Lightweight End Pours
By:Rehd
Date: 5/22/2000, 12:15 pm
In Response To: Re: Lightweight End Pours *Pic* (Joe Greenley)

: An alternative to end pours is to install pieces of cedar or other
: lightweight wood that has been shaped to fit in the ends. Seal the wood
: with unthickened epoxy and then slather them with thickened epoxy and
: press into place. Very light and easy to do (avgerage about an ounce
: apiece)

: Joe Greenley

Jay and Joe........Question??

What exactly is the reason or purpose of the end pour? Strength, Solidity or just a place to drill for rope-pull hole? If it's just a spot to drill, why couldn't you dam the end a few inches, fill with Micro-Balloons or something like foam, and in so doing, have extra floatation, and possibly a little flex in the ends. It wouldn't seem that the rope pull would cause so much stress that you need solid wood or epoxy surrounding it. Putting a predrilled dowel, as I believe Ross did,into the holes and the covering of glass and epoxy outside would seem to be plenty strong and a bit lighter in weight. ???

Rehd

Messages In This Thread

Lightweight End Pours
Bruce -- 5/20/2000, 9:37 pm
Another Lightweight End Pour Approach
mike allen ---> -- 5/23/2000, 8:39 pm
Re: Lightweight End Pours
john -- 5/21/2000, 11:29 pm
Re: Lightweight End Pours *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 5/21/2000, 7:19 pm
Re: Lightweight End Pours
Rehd -- 5/22/2000, 12:15 pm
Re: The Reason Why End Pours
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/22/2000, 12:44 pm
Re: End Pour Adhesion, > 72 hrs
Tim Stough -- 5/22/2000, 1:27 pm
Re: Sand before closing
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/23/2000, 9:26 am
Yes, what's an end pour?
Jay Babina -- 5/22/2000, 9:51 am
Re: Yes, what's an end pour?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/22/2000, 12:32 pm
Re: Lightweight End Pours
Tig and Tink -- 5/21/2000, 2:42 pm
Re: Lightweight End Pours
Nick Pinson -- 5/21/2000, 7:12 am
Re: Lightweight End Pours
Dean Trexel -- 5/20/2000, 11:21 pm