In a message dated 4/7/2007 3:57:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tord_at_tord.nu writes: In the world of aircraft design gluing the skins to aircraft frames is today popular, but to prevent the joints from running, if the glue joint for some reason fails, sometimes, sparsely applied rivets are used. Maybe that could be applied to kayaks? Tord HI! I have an old (35 years or so) fiberglass kayak, which has the top deck attached to the hull by rivets and glued. Some of the glue has failed. I believe this boat was used extensively in Washington State, in Puget Sound in the 1970's. There is no identification as to maker but it does not look like a homemade boat. 14 feet long (4.25 meters) with white gel coat. The seat was rusted out when it was given to me. Cockpit coaming is glassed in separately, some type of ridge for the foot braces is molded into the hull (protruding strip), and the handles each end are (chromed?) metal in a square shape. Kayak shape resembles Aleut design, very high cockpit. 56 pounds (25 kg) empty. Anyone have any ideas who may have made it? Pam in Washington State ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 08 2007 - 07:27:10 PDT
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