Re: [Paddlewise] Storm Kayaks(rambling off topic)

From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen_at_imagelan.com>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 11:45:51 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 19 May 1999 dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote:

> >BTW, we ended up ordering a Wenonah Ultra light kevlar Minnesota II.  BWCA
> here we come!  :)
> 
> If you have a kevlar canoe I think you need matching kevlar kayaks.  Come on,
> Juls and Mel,  its just a little more.  You KNOW you really really really want
> those kevlar kayaks!  That wonderful gel coat in the color of your dreams is
> calling YOU!  Ya'll can even get the color to match the canoe! 

Color matching a Wenonah ultra light?  Ah, the color of kevlar and clear 
epoxy.

gel coat?  We don't need no stinkin' gel coat.  Why bother with the extra
weight ;-)   

Although a bag for car topping/storage is worthwhile, I noticed
discoloration (you could see the strap lines) from parking in the sun for
1 day with a skin coat boat out of a bag.

kirk
owner of several clearcoat boats, one from about 1978(aptly named
the beater)

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