I have a chip 1"x 5" through the gel coat at the stern of my kevlar Tempest 170. I can repair it with either gel coat or marine-tex from West Marine. Any comments on which one to use? Thanks alot Richard *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Richard Cohen wrote: > I have a chip 1"x 5" through the gel coat at the stern of my kevlar Tempest > 170. I can repair it with either gel coat or marine-tex from > West Marine. Any comments on which one to use? Both will work fine. The gel coat can be pigmented to match the existing gel coat, with some labor. The marine-tex, however, will give you a very sporty battle scar, which allows you to make up a really gnarly tale about the shark that bit your tail! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
[Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] I vote for marine tex, it seems to stick better for me. -mike > I have a chip 1"x 5" through the gel coat at the stern of my kevlar > Tempest > 170. I can repair it with either gel coat or marine-tex from > West Marine. Any comments on which one to use? -- mike Dziobak Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Dr. 870 Dow Bldg. Houghton, MI 49931 Tel:906-487-3471 Fax:906-487-2943 *************************************************************************** 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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