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leaks
By:AMANDA
Date: 7/1/2000, 9:52 pm

I need some help! On a recent 3 day kayak trip, the first ever with our newly built kayaks, I had a problem with the boats leaking. I don't have a problem if we are the only weight in them but when loaded down with gear they leak. I have done two end pours in the boats and hope that it works but someone said that it might be leaking between fiberglass layers between the strips. Coating the outside with more epoxy is not the answer because it doesn't seem to sink into the air spaces between fiberglass. Any suggestions as to what I should do will be greatly appreciated.

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leaks
AMANDA -- 7/1/2000, 9:52 pm
Re: leaks
john -- 7/5/2000, 3:17 pm
Re: leaks
peter czerpak -- 7/3/2000, 10:58 am
Exploding the boat!
Vernon Lowery -- 7/5/2000, 10:53 am
Re: leaks
Rehd -- 7/1/2000, 11:34 pm