RE: [Paddlewise] Rhino Guard on Hulls?

Hi All,

Oddly enough I have a little first hand experience here.  Several years ago
when this stuff first started gaining in popularity a rep stopped in the
shop and asked us if we thought there was any practical application in
watersports.  At the time we had an old Dagger canoe, can't remember if it
was a legend or what, but it was getting pretty thrashed and Lee agreed to
let these guys coat the bottom.  What a mistake.  They did a beautiful job
and the boat was indeed well protected with it's new bottom but, it weighed
a ton.  I'm guessing that stuff must have added 20 or 25 lbs to an already
heavy boat.  Oh how the staff hated to move that thing, it was now heavier
than the Old Town Disco's.

Anyway, I certainly wouldn't do it to any of my boats, especially
considering glass is so easy to work with.

Cheers,

Rob Cookson
 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"
Benjamin Franklin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Jeff
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 7:52 PM
> To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: [Paddlewise] Rhino Guard on Hulls?
>
>
> I've got an old Easyrider fiberglass river kayak (Augsburg II;
> 1972) that I
> picked up for a song and has gotten a lot of use on the rocky
> riverbeds here
> in PA.  The gel coat has been gouged out in several places on the
> hull and,
> trying to think of a semi-permanent solution, it occurred to me
> that  "Rhino
> coating" - you know, the spray on bed liner stuff for pickups -
> might be the
> answer.  I called a shop that does this sort of thing and they said that,
> yes, they could do it and have done it on aluminum bass boats on occasion.
> The abrasion resistance and tenacity of polyurethane is super but it would
> likely add several pounds to the boat and would cost approximately $5/sq.
> ft.  I'd like to get some feedback from anyone who has tried or
> looked into
> this as it's likely an irreversible process and I really like the way this
> boat handles.
>
> Jeff
>
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