On 20 Jul 2003 at 14:44, Gary J. MacDonald wrote: > Hmmmmm. Of course. So a bit of cloth tape, like hockey tape, > would do the job just fine. Assuming the cloth is cotton and isn't coated to reduce water absorption. I don't remember my hockey sticks getting heavier with water in the old days - the tape was kinda tarry. The hockey tape I have now is not cloth. Cotton is the fabric of choice in this case, since its hydrophilic (unlike most synthetics) and swells noticeably when wet. In the old days before sealed seams, they would use cotton thread in jacket seams. The thread would swell when wet and fill the needle hole to minimize water leakage. Speaking of tape - I saw that 3M now sells a Scotch Duct Tape: clear, not grey and advertised as stronger than the old stuff. Now you can do the Red Green thing without the Red Green look! :-) Available in small rolls just right for your kayak repair kit. (no affiliation etc...) 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 Sun Jul 20 2003 - 12:59:51 PDT
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