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Re: Compiling top outfitting innovations
By:John Monfoe
Date: 10/5/2001, 5:37 am
In Response To: Compiling top outfitting innovations (Nathan)

: Greetings, all...

: We've all seen amazing things on this board, and those of us lucky enough to
: attend the Rendezvous or other such events have seen more. I'm suggesting
: that we take a sampling of the best innovations in kayak building
: technology or ideas. So, if you have an idea that you're proud of
: yourself, or are really impressed with someone else's, please post it
: below. Also, include links, pictures, or some such stuff if possible.
: Thanks!

This may or may not be of use to anyone but it's something I stumbled onto. When I was ready to glue my prototype foam skeg on my kayak I use contact cement. I knew I would have to use the water base on the foam or it would eat the foam so I put it on the foam and the varnished hull. It wouldn't stick. But now I could put on a coat of of the thinner based contact cement over the water base and not eat the foam. I did and the foam stuck really good to the varnished hull. I had decided ahead of time that I would have to scrape, sand, use solvent to get this off my hull. But when I pull on it the whole thing streched and came off completely clean off the varnished hull.

John

Messages In This Thread

Compiling top outfitting innovations
Nathan -- 10/4/2001, 2:39 pm
www.freewebz.com/epoxy
erez -- 10/5/2001, 6:22 pm
Re: Compiling top outfitting innovations
LeeG -- 10/5/2001, 5:32 pm
Re: Compiling top outfitting innovations
Mike Hanks -- 10/5/2001, 3:23 pm
here some but not necessarily top
mike allen ---> -- 10/5/2001, 12:09 pm
Re: Compiling top outfitting innovations
John Monfoe -- 10/5/2001, 5:37 am
Re: Compiling top outfitting innovations
Jim Pace -- 10/4/2001, 8:08 pm
Re: Recessed bungee fittings
Don Beale -- 10/4/2001, 7:41 pm
Whose idea?
Shawn Baker -- 10/5/2001, 10:26 am
OK, one more... Kent's ridiculous stripping techni
Nathan -- 10/4/2001, 3:01 pm
Flush hatches, under-deck hold-downs
Nathan -- 10/4/2001, 2:42 pm