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Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/21/2011, 1:43 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish? (Malcolm Schweizer)

: I promise if you try it in a boat you're familiar with you will
: notice a difference. As for not seeing it on big time race
: boats, not sure about kayaks but on every Rolex boat I've been
: on we sanded the hull and not just the ones in the water (i.e.
: Not just to get the scum off) but boats that were hauled out
: were sanding below the waterline with 400 grit. Some use 600
: grit. Just give it a try- heck, don't you have about 100 boats
: now anyway? :-)

I always did it on racing sailboats, but there is a big difference in the displacement of them vs. my kayaks. Dragging around 4 or 5 extra pounds in the sailboat is a much smaller percentage than on my 30 lb. kayak.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Larry W -- 9/16/2011, 7:37 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 9/16/2011, 10:30 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/17/2011, 8:22 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/19/2011, 7:16 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2011, 2:21 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/20/2011, 6:50 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Larry W -- 9/20/2011, 4:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/20/2011, 5:30 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2011, 1:44 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2011, 1:43 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Larry W -- 9/21/2011, 2:14 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Will N to go -- 9/21/2011, 9:58 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2011, 2:18 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2011, 2:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Will N to go -- 9/29/2011, 3:32 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2011, 3:56 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill VerSteeg -- 9/30/2011, 11:37 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2011, 2:03 am