Nick and All, I've found that the beauty of S&G plywood kayaks, especially ones with a four-panel hull, is that the keel and chines take most of the abuse and are also the most rugged parts of the kayak. The V shape and thickened epoxy filled in the gap make them strong and resistant to denting and other damaged. Additionally, I protect the keel (taking the most abuse) with a strip of thickened epoxy, so when ever there is wear or a scratch, I do a quick fill-in with more epoxy. Occasionally, a bit of epoxy on the chines also keeps them in good shape. Duane www.rollordrown.com Southern California --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com> wrote: > However, I find my S&G boats get beat up faster > than my strip boats. The reason is, the chines. Any sharp > angle is going to end up receiving more wear and tear. This > is why the keel of a standard boat often needs a keel strip. > Imagine a boat with 3 keels and you have hard chined S&G > boat. A stripper can be more rounded, thus spreading out the > abuse. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Dec 19 2008 - 17:18:54 PST
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