RE: [Paddlewise] More boat abuse

> -----Original Message-----
> From: inetex [mailto:dlloyd_at_inetex.com]

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> 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?
> 
  The UHMW (Ultra-High Molecular Weight) polysomething that Seaward uses
as a sacrificial drag strip is screwed on, not epoxied (at least that's
how they did it on my Seaward Ascente).  This might be to ease the
replacement process, but I seriously wonder whether you could get a good
bond between the UHMW strip(s) and the epoxy. (please understand that my
entire fiberglassing experience consists only of replacing the transom
in a 1964 fiberglass runabout).
  Maybe a quick email to Seaward would answer your question.....

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska
  
  
  
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