Alex wrote >I wonder how durable is its adhesion >in sea water, compared to regular 3m >duct tape(which has rather poor adhesion >in sea - but OK for short repairs). G'Day Alex and all, The New South Wales Sea Kayaker, (a non commercial club magazine) has an article on using Helicopter tape for sea kayak paddle edges see http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/29/helitape.htm . It seems to be very durable at sea and I haven't heard any complaints from people who have used it for keel strips. I'm assuming we're talking about a fibre glass boat though. Regarding duct tape. I've had abrasion patches on my sea kayak deck now for about a year and they were fine but I took a lot of care with surface preparation and used high quality tape. As you imply, I don't think duct tape would be effective for a hull keel strip. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 19 2004 - 12:21:34 PST
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