Re: [Paddlewise] selling / buying used kayaks

From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:37:11 -0800
> Good advice.  The first sea kayak I owned I bought from a guy who had oil
> canned it in big surf near Cape Flattery.  The manufacturer had made a
> "repair" on the underside of the deck ... which I peel off with a putty
knife
> (!!) ... and within a month or so, aside from a re-do of the deck repair,
I
> had to re-do the hull deck seams in the central third of the boat, and
remove
> and replace the "deck putty" which held the cockpit to the deck.

I wonder, what can be seen in such a case with a flashlight from inside
hull - darker shade, indicating that  putty has been applied? (this is often
obvious in a normal, i.e. reflected, light).  Though, there isn't much
reflected light under deck in a dark winter day, or in a garage...
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