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From: Kevin Zembower <kevinz_at_charm.net>
subject: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 13:38:02 -0500 (EST)
I'm interested in building a plywood stitch-n-glue CLC Chesapeake 17 kayak
in my basement this winter. CLC supplies MAS epoxy with their kits. Any
ideas on whether this will be hazardous to my health or my wife's? What if
we were pregnant? I was just going to blow a 1 sq. ft. fan out the window,
but I could build a plastic sheeting enclosed booth, if recommended.

I'm interested in everyone's opinion, but I know that we have some
professionals in PW, industrial hygienists, physicians and such. Please
don't worry that, if something goes wrong, I would come back and sue you
for your casual advice. I understand that free advice is worth every penny
you pay for it.

Thank you in advance for your considered opinions.

-Kevin Zembower


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From: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 14:12:49 -0700
Hi Kevin,
The biggest risk to your wife is losing all contact with you for large
blocks of time!  Seriously, though, I don't know if there are any known
respiratory health risks for curing room-temperature epoxies.  Sanding,
however, is not real great for your lungs, and varnish fumes may be
risky to unborn "future paddlers".  The booth isn't a bad idea once you
get to the sanding and varnishing (or painting) stage, or you could do
those tasks outside in the spring.  Remember to wear a dust mask while
you're sanding.

Shawn

Kevin Zembower <kevinz_at_charm.net> wrote:
>I'm interested in building a plywood stitch-n-glue CLC Chesapeake 17 kayak
>in my basement this winter. CLC supplies MAS epoxy with their kits. Any
>ideas on whether this will be hazardous to my health or my wife's? What if
>we were pregnant? I was just going to blow a 1 sq. ft. fan out the window,
>but I could build a plastic sheeting enclosed booth, if recommended.


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From: <Sidney_Stone_at_amsinc.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:27:46 -0500
First, saw dust has a wonderful habit of permeating everywhere, so be sure doors
from the basement remain closed.  I would emphasize the need to wear a mask when
sanding.  Be forewarned that if you have a beard or mustache, most masks
efficiency are greatly reduced.  You can apply vaseline to the rim of the mask
and that will improve the mask's efficiency.  An exhasut fan would also be a
good idea.  Finally, using a sander attached to a vacuum also reduces the amount
of dust sent into the surrounding air.

Now with regard to curing epoxy.  I believe you you find warnings to use in a
well ventilated area.  I would request definitive advice from MAS or whatever
maker of epoxy you choose to use.  You must also be careful of fumes
accumulating inside a booth - I personally would not do this with the booth
being very well ventilated.  You should also be forewarned that even if the
fumes are not particularly hazardeous, their odor can be annoying.  Last summer
I was playing with some West System Epoxy and some polyesther expoxy.  This was
outside.  The west system did seem to give off obnoxious smells, while the
polyesther epoxy reminded me of my father's boat building days.  The fumes
linger for days.

good luck,
sid

who has spent many hours making sawdust in garages and basements


                                                                  
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cc:   Kevin Zembower <kevinz_at_charm.net> (bcc: Sidney Stone/AMS/AMSINC)
Subject:  Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?



Hi Kevin,


The biggest risk to your wife is losing all contact with you for large


blocks of time!  Seriously, though, I don't know if there are any known


respiratory health risks for curing room-temperature epoxies.  Sanding,


however, is not real great for your lungs, and varnish fumes may be


risky to unborn "future paddlers".  The booth isn't a bad idea once you


get to the sanding and varnishing (or painting) stage, or you could do


those tasks outside in the spring.  Remember to wear a dust mask while


you're sanding.





Shawn





Kevin Zembower <kevinz_at_charm.net> wrote:


>I'm interested in building a plywood stitch-n-glue CLC Chesapeake 17 kayak


>in my basement this winter. CLC supplies MAS epoxy with their kits. Any


>ideas on whether this will be hazardous to my health or my wife's? What if


>we were pregnant? I was just going to blow a 1 sq. ft. fan out the window,


>but I could build a plastic sheeting enclosed booth, if recommended.








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From: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 16:09:49 -0700
I guess I've never used MAS or West System, but I've used Raka epoxy a
great deal. Barely any noticeable smells.  Polyester resin, which isn't
an epoxy is REALLY stinky stuff!  Before you mix it with catalyst, it
also gives off a lot of VOC's, and the fumes are flammable.

Shawn

Sidney_Stone_at_amsinc.com wrote:
> fumes are not particularly hazardeous, their odor can be annoying.  Last summer
> I was playing with some West System Epoxy and some polyesther expoxy.  This was
> outside.  The west system did seem to give off obnoxious smells, while the
> polyesther epoxy reminded me of my father's boat building days.  The fumes
> linger for days.


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From: Jerry Hawkins <jhawkins_at_cisco.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] Repairing fibreglass and wood boat
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 15:48:27 -0800
While paddling this weekend I noticed one of those things that gives me the willies.  My fibreglass over cedar canoe needs a repair.  

It appears the exterior gelcoat is scratched deeply in one spot.  On the inside of the boat in the same spot one of the cedar strips has a 2-3 cm star-shaped cracked area.  While paddling, a tiny amount of water was coming up -- enough just to dampen the wood (which is covered with a thin layer of fibreglass).  

What is the proper order of things when making a repair like this?  Does it matter if I fix the gel coat first or last?  I've been told I am supposed to scrape deeply in the wood to remove any water permeated material, and backfill with polyester resin.  How exactly do I fix the gel coat?  Advice appreciated.

jerry.
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From: Gabriel L Romeu <romeug_at_erols.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Repairing fibreglass and wood boat
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:06:28 -0500
Jerry Hawkins wrote:
> 

> 
> What is the proper order of things when making a repair like this?  Does it matter if I fix the gel coat first or last?  I've been told I am supposed to scrape deeply in the wood to remove any water permeated material, and backfill with polyester resin.  How exactly do I fix the gel coat?  Advice appreciated.
> 
> jerry.
This is a good question for the boatbuilding newsgroup Jerry, but I
would assume that the only reason to remove wood is if it is rotten. 
With cedar, I would think the chances of this is rather remote.  Is the
original finish epoxy or the polyester resin?  I have gathered that
epoxy will stick well to to the resin, but resin will not to epoxy.  You
probably can get more definitive information from dejanews as this
subject has been covered multiple  times.
gel coat last. 

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From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:25:08 -0800
Sidney_Stone_at_amsinc.com wrote:

[snip]
> Now with regard to curing epoxy.  I believe you you find warnings to use in a
> well ventilated area.  I would request definitive advice from MAS or whatever
> maker of epoxy you choose to use. [snip] Last summer
> I was playing with some West System Epoxy and some polyester epoxy [sic].
> This was outside.  The west system did seem to give off obnoxious smells,
> while the polyester epoxy [sic] reminded me of my father's boat building 
> days.  The fumes linger for days.

Let me put this caveat up front:  I'm a mere organic chemist, and yield to
Paddlewiser Dana Dickson, who is a genuine industrial hygienist with
professional training pertinent to this discussion.  I hope Dana picks up on
this thread.  What you read below stands to be improved on/corrected by Dana. 
(Thank you, Dana!)

A couple things are skewed here:

1. The System Three resins (all epoxy-based) I have used are "low" in odor,
except for a distinct ammonia-like smell.  Unless the polyamine hardener in
West materials is chemically very different (or, impure), it should also be
relatively low-odor.  OTOH, so-called "five-minute" epoxy hardeners **do**
have a very pungent "dog-urine" odor to them.  I find them very obnoxious.

The hazards with epoxy are primarily related to contact dermatitis (or, if you
do not wear a mask while sanding, inhalation reaction), leading in some
individuals to **sensitization** and subsequent severe allergic reaction on
re-exposure.  For *some* of those sensitized folks, even walking into an open
boat-building shop causes an immediate reaction.  The original poster would be
well-advised to separate his sleeping/eating area from the place where he does
his epoxy work, for this reason:  no one can predict who the "sensitive"
individuals are, and who the "insensitive"  (less-sensitive?) folks are.  BTW,
I have committed every epoxy error possible, and I am not sensitized (yet?). 
YMMV!!!

2. Sidney has confused "epoxy" with "polyester" in his original posting (see
my [sic] notations above).  AFAIK, there are no "polyester epoxy" resins.  I
believe his "polyester epoxy" is really polyester/styrene resin or possibly
vinylester resin.  This is a very understandable error, if for no other reason
that some retailers do not distinguish the two.

Finally, any polyester/vinyl ester resin should stink up the place big time,
and IIRC, the vapors are an acute health hazard in a high enough
concentration.  Some folks find the odor from polyester/styrene or vinylester
materials attractive (??!!).  Others are repulsed.

Dana, bail me out!

Thanks.

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From: Arthur Hebert <seacajun_at_gs.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 19:43:53 -0600
Shawn wrote;
 Remember to wear a dust mask while
>you're sanding.


If using a nuisance type dust mask ( ya know the ones dat kinda looks like a
doctors mask) it would be advisable to use one with two bands that fit
around your head.  The nuisance dust mask with only one band is not nearly
as efficient as the double band.
My two cents,
Arthur



>Kevin Zembower <kevinz_at_charm.net> wrote:
>>I'm interested in building a plywood stitch-n-glue CLC Chesapeake 17 kayak
>>in my basement this winter. CLC supplies MAS epoxy with their kits. Any
>>ideas on whether this will be hazardous to my health or my wife's? What if
>>we were pregnant? I was just going to blow a 1 sq. ft. fan out the window,
>>but I could build a plastic sheeting enclosed booth, if recommended.


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From: Gabriel L Romeu <romeug_at_erols.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 19:13:53 -0500
Kevin Zembower wrote:
> 
> I'm interested in building a plywood stitch-n-glue CLC Chesapeake 17 kayak
> in my basement this winter. CLC supplies MAS epoxy with their kits. Any
> ideas on whether this will be hazardous to my health or my wife's? What if
> we were pregnant? I was just going to blow a 1 sq. ft. fan out the window,
> but I could build a plastic sheeting enclosed booth, if recommended.
> 

It is supposed to be fairly inert according to the boatbuilding
newsgroup and the literature I have read.  I don't think it would be
useless putting the fan and/or tent in for the particulates when sanding
however.  

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From: Bob Myers <bob_at_intelenet.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 18:14:41 -0800
On Nov 15, 19:13, Gabriel L Romeu wrote:
} Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
> Kevin Zembower wrote:
> > 
> > I'm interested in building a plywood stitch-n-glue CLC Chesapeake 17 kayak
> > in my basement this winter. CLC supplies MAS epoxy with their kits. Any
> > ideas on whether this will be hazardous to my health or my wife's? What if
> > we were pregnant? I was just going to blow a 1 sq. ft. fan out the window,
> > but I could build a plastic sheeting enclosed booth, if recommended.
> > 
> 
> It is supposed to be fairly inert according to the boatbuilding
> newsgroup and the literature I have read.  I don't think it would be
> useless putting the fan and/or tent in for the particulates when sanding
> however.  

I'd definitely use the fan, at least.

I don't know about MAS epoxy, but I would imagine the hazards would
be similar to other epoxies.  West Systems has a web page on epoxy
hazards with their epoxy at 
	http://www.concentric.net/~westsys/safety/safety.shtml
which suggests that ventilation is necessary, and especially so
for partially cured sanding dust. Note that though epoxy hardens
within minutes to hours (depending on the hardener), it does not
fully cure for a few weeks at room temperature, longer if it is
colder.

But basically epoxy seems to be pretty inert, on the scale of things.
The risks seem to be more one of sensitization - you don't want
to develop an allergy to the stuff.



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From: <Bhansen97_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:29:58 EST
Ruminations on the risks of home boatbuilding and repair:

I'm not an expert on this. I do work in the health care field though, and I 
have had reason to investigate boatbuilding safety risks pretty thoroughly. 
I've also had a modest amount of personal experience with exposure to many of 
the things used in home boatbuilding.

First - with a few simple precautions and a few pieces of inexpensive 
protective gear, home boatbuilding and repair can be a very enjoyable and 
very safe hobby. Very *very* few people will get into trouble if they use 
good sense. Most of us don't get into trouble even though we don't use good 
sense often enough.

What follows are the things I've been told and have read about the risks 
involved and the appropriate preventive measures to take. I wish I had gotten 
these through my thick skull when I built my first boat, but I didn't. To the 
extent they are followed, they will limit the articles of clothing destroyed, 
pretty much prevent any ill effects of your health, keep your house cleaner 
and your wife and dog happier, and make eventual painting and varnishing 
worlds easier. (Am I perfect about following all of these? Of course not. Am 
I therefore taking some risks with my own health? I probably am - but just 
because I'm stupid doesn't mean you have to be.)


----------------------------
RISKS -
 
I've read that you can get away with building one boat without using any 
precautions at all. I don't believe that. I know for sure it isn't a good 
idea.

My experience with one very popular maker of S&G kits is that the hazard 
warnings in the instructions were woefully inadequate.

All of the epoxies are toxic. All of them. WHETHER THEY HAVE A BAD SMELL OR 
NOT IS NOT THE POINT! (Sorry for the shouting.) With enough repetitive 
exposure, almost anyone will develop an allergy to them, manifested by a 
really bad itching skin rash (similar to poison ivy) which lasts days to 
weeks after last exposure, and/or significant difficulty breathing. Once 
you're allergic, each exposure gets worse than the last. If you're careless 
over a period of time, there can be ill effects on internal organs too.

All of the things we mix with epoxy are also toxic. Even "wood flour" and 
extensive exposure to sawdust can be cancinogenic if we breathe them in. If 
one uses solvents like acetone the danger is even greater, whether the 
solvent is beathed in or absorbed through the skin. Perhaps worst of all are 
the "thixotropics", the thickeners like colloidal silica and phenolic 
microballoons which, if breathed in, cause (not "can cause") a progressive 
scar accumulation in your lungs.

Even things which aren't poisonous can cause troubles. Pieces of sawn wood 
and flecks of sawdust, for example, have a nasty hibit of finding their way 
around the corners of eyeglasses and into an eye. 
-----------------------
PREVENTIVE MEASURES - 

Always have the room vented when you're using epoxy or organic solvents. If 
you can install a vent fan, that's ideal.  

Have a good shop vacuum in the shop at all times, and use it frequently! 
Connect it to your sander whenever you're using a power sander (the little 
"dust collectors" on  sanders are more decoration than functional).

Wear a vapor-barrier mask (available at most good paint stores - NOT a dust 
mask!) any time you're working with epoxy resin or using an organic solvent 
like acetone. Keep the vapor-barrier elements of the mask in an airtight 
ziplock bag whever they're not in use. 

Use the vapor barrier when varnishing or painting too, unless you can do that 
in a well-ventilated outside area.

Wear a HEPA filter dust mask when you're sanding or when you're using 
something like a bandsaw or other bench saw extensively. For very brief 
exposures to larger particles I use a surgical mask, but a HEPA filter is 
definitely better. 

Use vinegar to clean up after your epoxy, not acetone.

Wear a tyvek coverall when working with epoxy. If you're generating a lot of 
sawdust, wash yourself and your clothing before you wander around the rest of 
the house very much (and/or wear the tyvek at those times too). You'll ruin 
far fewer items of street clothing that way.

When sanding or sawing, wear eye protection, like a pair of impact-resistent 
goggles, even if you wear glasses normally. It's a nuisance, but it's less of 
a nuisance than a trip to the emergency department of your hospital, to have 
a piece of wood or a grain of sawdust dug out of your eye.

Wear latex or similar gloves **whenever** working with epoxy, even for a 
moment. Do not allow epoxy to contact your skin. If it does get on you, do 
NOT clean it off with acetone. Use vinegar and/or waterless hand cleaner. 
Undiluted dish soap works fairly well too.

Keep a pair of old shoes, preferably with paper shoe covers, in your shop. 
Wear these in the shop, and take them off as you leave.

No doubt there are a dozen other good things which can or should be done, but 
those above are some of the most important. Do they sound like compulsive 
rituals? That's okay. I'll happily be compulsive rather than sick or unable 
to work on my boats any longer. 

Bill Hansen

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From: <dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net>
subject: [Paddlewise] MAJOR KAYAK EVENT ON SYDNEY HARBOUR
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:08:44 -0500
I received this and am passing it along to all ya'll down under

Dana



MEDIA RELEASE – NOVEMBER 16, 1999


  MAJOR KAYAK EVENT ON SYDNEY HARBOUR


  Sydney Harbour will play host to the colourful Manly to Pier One Challenge -
  a 14km kayak race from Manly Wharf to the new Pier One Parkroyal Hotel –
  from 8am on Saturday, December 4, 1999.

  Dubbed the "City to Surf on Water", the Manly to Pier One Challenge will
  showcase an elite contingent of over 200 Australian competitors and
  Internationals, featuring our own Olympic hopefuls, Shane Suska and Nathan
  Baggley in a battle of the paddles.

  This inaugural one-day event will incorporate surf skiing, sea kayaking and
  outrigger canoeing.  Race categories include single and double surf skiing,
  one man outrigger canoeing, six man outrigger canoeing, four man kayaking,
  surf boats, paddleboarding, sea kayaking – representing three divisions;
  open sea kayaking, long sea kayaking and double short sea kayaking.
  Divisions include male and female, mixed doubles, under 16s, under 18s,
  open, over 35s and representing the most popular entrant category, the over
  50s.

  All craft selected for the event are ocean-going craft and competitors agree
  to abide by the laws of the water as set out by the NSW Waterways, Sydney
  Ports Authority and Sydney Ferries.  An army of 10 craft will provide water
  safety protection along the route.

  The course for competitors starts at Manly Wharf, travelling southwest along
  the northern harbour foreshores, under the Harbour Bridge to Goat Island and
  across to the finishing line at the recently complete Pier One Parkroyal.

  Event organisers OnLine Sports Marketing (OSM) in association with the Pier
  One Parkroyal and Guy Leech have devised this unique race to focus attention
  on a sport rapidly increasing in popularity.

  Andrew Loader, General Manager of the Pier One Parkroyal said today, “This
  is a wonderful opportunity for Sydneysiders to revel in the excitement of a
  sporting competition with Sydney’s beautiful waterfront landscape as the
  backdrop.  We’re excited to be involved in this landmark event.”

  OSM’s Managing Director, Adam Bray added, “Our long term goal is to
  establish this event as Australia’s largest aquatic community fitness event.
  1999 will focus on elite competition with community participation rolling
  out from 2000 onwards.”

  Entry forms for the Manly to Pier One Challenge are available through NSW
  Canoeing.

  For further information please contact:
  Gretta Lie   /  OSM                                     Catherine Mills/
2IC Integrated Communications
   (02) 9977 7433  /   0412 772 177                       (02) 9818 7833/
0419 290 412

  OnLine Sports Marketing
  PO Box 500 Manly 2095  NSW  Australia
  Tel: + 61 2 9977 7433    Fax: + 61 2 9977 7176

  ~ Tracey Brown
    tracey_at_2ic.com.au
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From: Gabriel L Romeu <romeug_at_erols.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:26:23 -0500
> No doubt there are a dozen other good things which can or should be done, but 
> those above are some of the most important. Do they sound like compulsive 
> rituals? That's okay. I'll happily be compulsive rather than sick or unable 
> to work on my boats any longer. 
> 
> Bill Hansen

I think that this was great advice.  After working in a shop pretty much
fuul time, safety glasses are pretty much second nature as in wearing a
pfd kayaking, dusk masks and ear protection are not much more obtrusive
when appropriate.  It is not a big investment to get good quality.   And
when you have the oppurtunity, it is very pleasurable to sand outside
but still use the dusk masks.
-- 
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Gabriel L Romeu                                                      :
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http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR  life as a tourist, daily
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From: <Bhansen97_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 08:24:35 EST
I agree with Gabriel Romeu's observation that, in addition to other 
protections, ear protection (from the noise) is important when using power 
tools. I  use "earmuffs" whenever a power saw , power sander, or vacuum is in 
use - but I forgot to mention it in my last note. The little ear-canal plugs 
work reasonably well too, but my ear canals are too narrow for them to fit 
well. - Bill Hansen
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From: Bob Volin <bobvolin_at_bestweb.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hazards of indoor kayak building?
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:07:25 -0500
Bill Hansen wrote:
> I  use "earmuffs" whenever a power saw , power sander, or vacuum is in
>use - but I forgot to mention it in my last note. The little ear-canal
plugs
>work reasonably well too, but my ear canals are too narrow for them to fit
>well.
....There is another type of plug -- it's a moldable kind of plastic-like
stuff called "Flent's Ear Stopples."  This stuff will mold into any ear, is
easy to remove and replace, and has the same or better noise reduction
factor as the little foam plugs.  Not only good for workshops, but great for
weddings, too!
    Bob Volin
            ....who dances only under duress (except for rare occasions),
and hates loud music.


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