I haven't been following this thread closely so forgive me if this has already been mentioned. Although UV is bad news for boats, covering boats during transport has it's problems too. Any loose material flapping on the boat will dull the finish in a fairly short period of time. There is another problem that occurs when composite boats are wrapped in plastic. If there is any moisture between the plastic and the hull, exposure to heat and light causes giraffeing, a horrible blotchy discoloration of the boat that can't be removed (at least I've never seen it removed). Does anyone know what causes this? Matt? John Winters? Personally I just toss a coat of wax on the boat and call it good. Cheers, Rob Cookson "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 16 2000 - 09:14:55 PDT
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