> 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. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> 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. Hey Alex, PE will suffer on UV exposure as well, but not so fast. But take care, your prijon got also non-PE-plastic contents and THIS suffer on UV exposure lots more. Depending on the type of prijon kayak, you may got a plastic piece where your rudder gets fixed. These parts, so far its no metall, will get harder and harder and break someday and you will be soooo surprised because the PE is quite okay. if there is a chance to store it under some shed, do it. all the best Jochen *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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