Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
By:TheLuckyOne
Date: 5/26/2011, 6:04 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings (Addison)

: Forgive me - I am a little confused about posting. I wanted to
: reply to the epoxy application issues (bubbling & Pinholing
: issues), but can't figure out how to reply. So I just clicked
: "post new" until I get a handle on this. My response
: to their problem was to advocate spraying epoxy rather than
: rolling. Spraying equipment is not that expensive at Sears. Even
: a Wagner sprayer works better than rolling. Spraying vs. rolling
: -no comparison.
: Since I am new I should mention that I like kayaking, but me an my
: boys prefer the challenge of making it down the kaydeross creek
: in a canoe - into saratoga lake (Saratoga Springs NY) without
: capsizing. So far we are 0 for 4.
: Speaking of coatings i discovered a great tough and slippery
: coating that slides over rocks better than anything I have
: tried. It's what the airboaters are using to slide over dry-land
: with - checkout-- www.airboatcoatings.com

I'm not keen on the concept of spraying epoxy, either. It's nasty enough in a cup, thank you very much.

That Air Boat Coating looks intriguing. Might be good for a hull, not so much for the kayak deck, since it appears to come in any color you want, as long as you want it black. I don't know how much the "slickness" of the coating is going to make a difference, at the paddling speeds we're looking at. It sounds nice, though. Looks like they're based out of Wilton, too... do you think they'd let me stop by and pick up a quart? ;oD. I'm in Schenectady, myself.

If it's as nontoxic as they say, I could see myself using it mainly due to being able to apply it in the basement, over the winter, without the fear of poisoning the wife and cats. I'd hear no end of it.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Addison -- 5/26/2011, 1:29 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Charlie -- 5/26/2011, 3:17 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2011, 4:05 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Addison -- 5/27/2011, 1:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Bill Hamm -- 5/29/2011, 2:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
TheLuckyOne -- 5/26/2011, 6:04 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
TheLuckyOne -- 5/26/2011, 6:11 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Bill Hamm -- 5/27/2011, 8:23 am
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Kenneth Sutherland -- 5/31/2011, 7:36 am
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/31/2011, 7:40 am
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Dave Isbell -- 5/31/2011, 1:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Addison -- 6/1/2011, 11:59 am
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Bill Hamm -- 6/1/2011, 12:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Anti-Friction Kayak Coatings
Addison -- 6/1/2011, 12:54 pm