Jim Bielecki wrote: >This surprises me. It takes me 20 minutes to assemble my Aerius II >and a bit less than 15 minutes to disassemble, dry (wood) and stick >back in my vehicle. I'll lay the hull out for 30 minutes or so >when I get home which may not be for a day following my paddle. I'm impressed Jim. particularly with the 15 minutes to disassemble dry and pack. Its the drying that beats me. But the reason I wash down and carefully dry the Klepper is that I'm invariably paddling in salt water. The drying times are because the boat is dried under a verandah in a warm and frequently humid environment. I wouldn't dare pack it away damp for much longer than a day in the Australian coastal climate. Also have to use 303 fabricguard on the canvas to protect it from our strong UV, suspect the petroleum spirit base may protect against mildew also. Really enjoy the assembly process and am always first amongst my hardshell friends into the water, last to the pub though:~) Thanks for the times, All the best, PeterO ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Peter Osman wrote: > [snip] the reason I wash down and carefully > dry the Klepper is that I'm invariably paddling in salt water. The drying > times are because the boat is dried under a verandah in a warm and > frequently humid environment. I wouldn't dare pack it away damp for much > longer than a day in the Australian coastal climate. Also have to use 303 > fabricguard on the canvas to protect it from our strong UV, suspect the > petroleum spirit base may protect against mildew also. Small addendum: I do not believe there is any petroleum spirit (on this side of the big water, that would be "petroleum distillate," or "mineral spirits," or somesuch) in 303. Any petroleum distillate would be very harmful to latex, for which 303 is ideal. There **is** a plasticizer (probably a phthalate ester, for those who care) in 303, which may suggest to the nose that there is a petroleum distillate in 303. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR organic chemist usual disclaimer: no connection to 303, just a very satisfied user *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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