Re: [Paddlewise] Breaking Boats

I'm confused.

What's the difference between a "taped" seam inside and out
and a "fiberglass" seam inside and out?

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Lloyd" <dlloyd_at_telus.net>
To: <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 12:25 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Breaking Boats


> > My Nordkapp never broke up per say. It was the seams that let go. I
> replaced them with tape inside and out, using epoxy resin, and now it is
> "bommer" (as Roger puts it). Dave's Arluk split its seams on our Storm
> Island rescue trip, in heavy open-sea conditions - and he had inside and
> outside seams factory installed, but they were done in fiberglass. I think
> fiberglass seams can have limitations for boats that get abused.


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