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Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
By:Yoshi
Date: 10/13/2014, 7:34 pm

I just noticed this on the hull of one of my wife's boats. Looks like thousands of tiny cracks in the epoxy.

https://picasaweb.google.com/orvitt/2014KayakProblems?authkey=Gv1sRgCNLA4f7f3LfM2wE#

Boat is 14 years old
Hull only
RAKA glass and epoxy
Always stored indoors or in the shade

This boat has not been babied, pretty much every launch and landing in Maine involves a lot of rocks but it also has been well maintained and carefully stored. I have older boats that don't show this kind of wear, but is this somewhat normal?

Should I just sand it down and give it a skim coat of epoxy?

Thanks
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Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
Yoshi -- 10/13/2014, 7:34 pm
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2014, 12:06 am
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/14/2014, 8:30 am
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
Yoshi -- 10/14/2014, 2:43 pm
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
Jay Babina -- 10/15/2014, 7:43 am
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
yoshi -- 10/22/2014, 4:15 pm
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
Mike Bielski -- 10/15/2014, 8:58 am
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
howard -- 10/17/2014, 12:36 am
Re: Seeking: Help-Epoxy/Glass
Bill Hamm -- 10/17/2014, 10:05 am