Hey, folks. I stopped by an Outfitter in the Carolina OBX last week, and was just looking around while the rest of the family shopped at the neighboring store. The salesperson was talking to someone about a boat that was using some new type of material - not glass, and not plastic, but I didn't catch what it was. The boat was a Perception boat, I think. At least, that's what they were standing next to. I was going to hang around and see what it was all about, but the family came and hog tied me and dragged me to the ice cream shop. I checked the Perception Web Site and didn't find anything about a new material, nor did I send them an e-mail inquiry. But, I wanted to ask you folks what it's all about, since we have some outfitters on the forum. Did I hear correctly? What is the new material? What are the advantages/disadvantages, etc? Rick *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Sounds like Perception's "Sonoma" and their "Airalite" material. I haven't paddled the boat yet. Here's Perception's press release: http://www.kayaker.com/company/news_details.asp?ID=56 - Mark Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com wrote: > Hey, folks. I stopped by an Outfitter in the Carolina OBX last week, > and was just looking around while the rest of the family shopped at the > neighboring store. The salesperson was talking to someone about a boat > that was using some new type of material - not glass, and not plastic, > but I didn't catch what it was. The boat was a Perception boat, I > think. At least, that's what they were standing next to. > > I was going to hang around and see what it was all about, but the family > came and hog tied me and dragged me to the ice cream shop. > > I checked the Perception Web Site and didn't find anything about a new > material, nor did I send them an e-mail inquiry. But, I wanted to ask > you folks what it's all about, since we have some outfitters on the > forum. Did I hear correctly? What is the new material? What are the > advantages/disadvantages, etc? > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I've just purchased my first fiberglass kayak (a 10 year old VCP Pintail) and I have a few maintenance questions: While the hull is sound, there are a few deep chips/scratches in the gel coat (deep enough to expose the underlying fiberglass) that I would like to repair. I'd like to do the repairs myself so I'm looking for recommendations on a book covering fiberglass repair. The black strip that covers the deck-to-hull seam is chipped or scraped away in several locations. What is this material? Is it structural or just cosmetic? The deck lines are quite loose, the skeg rope is quite stiff (it doesn't release very well), and the deck elastics don't have much stretch. I'll be replacing all these lines. The deck lines and skeg rope both appear to be standard 4 mm braided cord -- any recommendations from the list on both the types of rope / bungie material would be appreciated. Also, how tight should I make the deck lines? While the hatch covers have some surface cracking, they 'look' good on the inside. It there a way to repair these (how about that spray-on plastic stuff used to coat tool handles?) or should I just replace them? Also, the rear hatch is missing the elastic bungie ring that goes into the groove around the hatch's perimeter - what is the best way to make a new ring? Thanks, Brian *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Brian Curtiss wrote: > The deck lines and skeg > rope both appear to be standard 4 mm braided cord -- any > recommendations from the list on both the types of rope / bungie > material would be appreciated. Keep the same size skeg line but follow the advice from Peter to upgrade the deck lines and bungie to the largest that will fit the deck fittings. Avoid nylon line, as it stretches when wet. You'll want polyester, preferably kernmantle style. You can get this at any decent marine supply shop. I'm not aware of any special bungie material - I use what I can get from Mountain Equipment Coop. 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Sounds like Perception's "Sonoma" and their "Airalite" material. I > haven't paddled the boat yet. Here's Perception's press release: > > http://www.kayaker.com/company/news_details.asp?ID=56 Yep, that's it. I must have missed that Press Release. Anybody have any experience with Airalite? Rick *************************************************************************** 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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