Re: [Paddlewise] Abused kayak

From: Gregory D. Welker <gwelker_at_erols.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 18:41:44 -0500 (EST)
At 07:35 AM 3/8/99 -0500, John Winters wrote:
>
>Later (1970) I worked for a company building Ferro-cement boats. We used
>epoxy for everything. Because some epoxies cure in the presence of water we
>could bond new concrete to old by smearing on epoxy before applying the
>concrete. Great stuff that epoxy. Wish I could find it again but the fellow
>that formulated it has passed on to the great chemical plant in the sky.
>

Check with FOX Industries, USA, or Sika, for thier Sikaflex product.  These
are similiar two-part epoxy products specifically formulated for the old
concrete to new wet concrete bond and are routinely used in the construction
industry.
Greg Welker

Current Designs Pisces
CLC Cape Charles Modified
West Wight Potter P-19 #448


"Good seamanship is using superior judgement to prevent the need to use
superior skills."

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