Re: [Paddlewise] Simple Kayak Shed and UV degradation

From: al.m <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:18:34 -0800
> saddles, locked, but when I sneak away from work, with the Yak on the car
> there is no doubt whose red Jeep that is and so it is like putting up a
> billboard that says, "NOTICE TO ALL, MARSANNE IS SCREWING OFF!!"  I get in
> enough trouble already without trying.

I avoid this trouble by having inexpensive rotomolded plastic Prijon and
storing it under open sky in a yacht-club. 2-piece paddle fits in a trunk.
Nobody knows then, whether I screw up or how often :-)...  Local guys have
already opened the season, but I'll wait a little bit.  No such thing like
ice here in PNW, just not warm enough for me. I've heard that fibeglass and
kevlar degrade much more under UV exposure, than polyethilene.
Alex.

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