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Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 4/20/2017, 11:50 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin? (Bill Hamm)

Rob,

You're actually advising to not use perimeter lines? Really?

The website shows this:
http://www.laughingloon.com/boat4sale.html

Many first-time builders aren't very accomplished paddlers, from what I've seen here and on other forums. I certainly wasn't very skilled when I built my first kayak and my first canoe and my sailboat. When websites like Pygmy, CLC, and Laughing Loon (and others) show 'beautiful' kayaks without deck lines, people naturally assume that they are an 'optional extra' for those who 'choose to use them'.

Most of the pro instructors in my area (Vancouver Island/San Juans) won't let you into a class unless your boat has decent deck lines. I found this out years ago with my first Mariner Express which had 'some' lines- rear deck lines and a bow painter.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Rich D -- 4/17/2017, 8:23 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/17/2017, 8:38 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Bob Ten Eyck -- 4/17/2017, 1:37 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/17/2017, 4:43 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Bob Ten Eyck -- 4/17/2017, 6:54 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/17/2017, 10:00 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/17/2017, 9:52 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/18/2017, 8:25 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/18/2017, 9:22 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Robert W -- 4/18/2017, 1:16 pm
deck lines
JayBabina -- 4/19/2017, 8:16 am
Re: deck lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 3:34 pm
Re: deck lines
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/21/2017, 6:48 pm
Re: deck lines
Mac McCaskie -- 4/21/2017, 7:56 pm
Re: deck lines
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/25/2017, 10:50 am
Re: deck lines
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/22/2017, 11:58 am
Re: deck lines
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2017, 12:15 am
Re: deck lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/25/2017, 1:59 am
Re: deck lines
Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2017, 12:52 am
Re: deck lines
JayBabina -- 4/21/2017, 8:24 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Bill Hamm -- 4/20/2017, 1:16 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/20/2017, 10:48 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/20/2017, 11:50 am
Re: Deck Lines
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/21/2017, 3:06 pm
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 3:15 pm
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 3:59 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/23/2017, 5:28 am
Re: Deck Lines
Etienne Muller -- 4/23/2017, 10:33 am
Re: Deck Lines
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/23/2017, 4:39 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/24/2017, 7:07 pm
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 7:42 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/24/2017, 7:56 pm
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 9:38 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Alex Ferguson -- 4/24/2017, 10:07 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2017, 12:25 am
Re: Deck Lines
Roy Martin -- 4/25/2017, 10:32 am
Re: Deck Lines
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 7:46 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/25/2017, 9:22 am
Re: 10 Second Pump
Alex Ferguson -- 4/25/2017, 8:31 pm
Re: 10 Second Pump
Etienne Muller -- 4/26/2017, 3:09 am
Re: 10 Second Pump
Alex Ferguson -- 4/26/2017, 3:43 am
Re: 10 Second Pump
Etienne Muller -- 4/26/2017, 3:44 pm
Re: 10 Second Pump
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/26/2017, 11:58 am
Re: 10 Second Pump
Alex Ferguson -- 4/26/2017, 5:55 pm
Re: 10 Second Pump
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/27/2017, 10:11 am
Re: Deck Lines
Ken Blanton -- 4/21/2017, 6:59 pm
Re: Deck Lines
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2017, 12:21 am
Re: Deck Lines
Etienne Muller -- 4/25/2017, 2:31 am
Re: Deck Lines *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/25/2017, 8:43 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/21/2017, 11:59 am
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/21/2017, 1:22 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
Mike Bielski -- 4/17/2017, 2:05 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish - Gloss or Satin?
anewhouse -- 4/17/2017, 5:10 pm
Gloss and Matt?
JayBabina -- 4/17/2017, 5:19 pm