I recently acquired a Granta kayak kit (Angalmagsik? I knew I should not try to spell it from memory) for a rediculously low price from someone who had second thoughts about building & paddling it after buying it. Though I am adding epoxy and 6 oz FG to both inside and out, I was amazed to find that the directions which came with it suggested using resin and FG tape only on the seams between panals. This leaves 4mm okoume sealed with varnish for most of the rest of the boat. Is this configuration actually used? I would be afraid to paddle in adverse conditions with a boat so constructed. Am I just overly conservative? I see that the christmas ballast rock market is being innundated with ballast rocks of Asian origions at extremely low prices. I suppose that it was only a matter of time....... mark *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 30 1998 - 09:29:22 PST
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