> If it's just superficial scratches in gelcoat, most of us wouldn't sand > those out. After a short while, you won't see them yourself - and of course > if you do sand them out, the gelcoat will be thinner after the sanding, and > you'll get new scratches anyway. Agreed. The problem with glass boats isn't that they're fragile, it's that their owners tend to worry about scratches. Well, not _you_, of course, but go to a group event sometime where lots of private boats get loaded onto trailers. The owners of new glass boats hover around like mother hens, and test the tension of each rope to be sure it's not putting undue pressure on their babies. And, oh, wait, that cable is draped across my hull, let me stick a pad in there. BTW, if you're repairing an Eddyline, be sure it isn't a Carbonlite model. You'll sand a looong time before you hit the first fibers. Steve (just so I get to put the first scratch on) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 30 2000 - 07:49:00 PDT
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