From: "Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe" <aldercreek_at_qwest.net> > Heck, if you really want to save H2O why wash it at all?? The metal is > stainless, (correct?) and will only corrode when submerged for long periods > of time. Soon as it is dry the corrosion potential is nill. Well, I'd have to disagree with this. I don't do much saltwater paddling (or sailing in the old days), but I've seen lots of marine quality stainless corrode with little submersion. My knife is one example. Take a good look at sailboat deck fittings and such and you'll see a thin layer of rust in many spots. Also, the salt is hydrophilic, so it doesn't really dry that quickly. > outfitters in salty environments that never wash their rental fleet. If you're hauling the kayak home on the cartop, the salt water might affect the car. Unfortunately, Peter, since I don't deal with the problem frequently, I can't help you. When I was kayaking in Nova Scotia a couple of months ago, I didn't clean the kayak till I returned home and the main objective there was to prevent ocean marine organisms from being transported by my kayak into the Great Lakes. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 04 2002 - 13:59:38 PST
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