[Paddlewise] More boat abuse

Thank you to all who took the time to respond with advice about fixing
split seams on my venerable Nordkapp. Some of you went into great lengths,
and it is appreciated. I'm spending the next four days on the repair, using
a composite of what everyone suggested (not "composite" in sense of
material!).

I noticed my original "abuse" message on the digest version today, not sure
how that showed up a *second* time. I do have a second question. My hull is
almost worn through. Last year I epoxied two layers of six ounce cloth, on
the inside of hull (24" wide by 60" long), as it kept leaking through the
many repairs. I would like to run some narrower tape on the outside of the
hull, along the entire length of the keel line. Anybody had experience with
extra hull protection? Seaward Kayaks use a sacrificial rear keel strip of
UMWV (some type of plastic, not sure on spelling). Could this be run the
entire underbelly, set into the above queried strip(s) of glass tape, like
they do with brass half-round on canoes?

I promise this is the last question on fiber glassing. I just want to get
through one more season.

Doug Lloyd
Victoria BC
Canada  
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