Gerald,

You are welcome for the 'kind words'.

I would agree, based on the discussions I have had the pleasure to follow here, that builders do, indeed, take great pride in the process. That is even more clearly shown in the photos of masterpieces that are often posted here!

Your generous offer will no doubt cause your mailbox to exceed its limit!!

I nominate Daren N

I have sent you an (one, uno, unus, eins itze, isa,) email as well

kelly t

: Hello Kelly,
: Thank you for the very kind words and it was my pleasure. One aspect I have
: noticed about kayak builders is that they take the process of its
: construction with great pride and passion. In that respect, I do not think
: small samples will do so I would like to offer one better yet; I would
: like to provide to this forum enough epoxy resin and fiberglass to build a
: (one, uno, unus, eins itze, isa,) kayak for the purpose of testing and
: evaluation of our products.

: My last construction took about 10 yards of fiberglass (Hexcel style 7781)
: and 5 to 7 gallons of epoxy resin of various formulations, so my offer
: extends to this amount.

: Nothing like an old fashioned field experiment….

: I am not sure how to conduct this offer so I will leave it up to this forum's
: moderators and to you (since you introduce the offer) to elect the lucky
: 'guinea pig', I meant experienced builder ;-).

: And as you noted, no lurkers please.

: All I ask for is an unbiased and concise report on that person's experience
: in using our materials and detailed photo diary of its construction.

: I am sure all can benefit from this exercise... me providing material and
: composite fabricating techniques and this group’s collective expertise in
: its construction. Hopefully learn from the shared the results.

: I have done several field experiements and collaborative effrots and a
: collection of the photo diary can be seen at our photosharing site;

: www.photobucket.com
: username: ebaypci
: password: guest

: Although not entirely related to kayak building this is my favorite one:
: http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/ebayPCI/MAX
: %20CLR%20for%20floor%20coatings/?action=view¤t=1177109506.pbw

: So before I go any further let me know if this of interest to this group and
: contact me directly by email polymercomposites@msn.com and proceed from
: there.

: Thanks again.

: Gerald L.