On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Norm Strutin wrote: > In addition to graphite impregnated epoxy, I've heard that urethane > paint has been used on hulls to reduce abrasion. Anybody have any > experience with this? Some of the folks on the baidarka mailing list are using aliphatic urethane on their boats. I've seen a boat that had Gaco AU 7000 (I think that's what it is) on polyester fabric and the finish was flexible, clear, and glassy smooth. According to the builder the urethane is also very durable. There were no scratches visible on his boats, he normally runs them right up onto the beach. The aliphatic urethane is also highly toxic. They apply it using a fully hooded respirator with an external air supply. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Nov 11 1998 - 06:33:03 PST
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