I'm not certain that, for canoes and kayaks, there is any practical difference between gelcoat and either epoxy or polyester resin. I just completed repairing a gouge in the hull of my Dagger Meridian. I used a clear polyester resin which is very similar to the original, pigmented material in the external layer. One of these days I'll add a surface coat with the correct pigment in order to hide the patch, but in the meantime I'm going to be paddling like I usually do. Bob -------------------------------------------------- Robert C. Perkins, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research and Planning Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-630-7037 rperkins_at_methodist.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 27 1998 - 16:13:10 PST
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