Paul, I've been down those roads a bit. I have never found a way to resurrect "coated" nylon back to anything like its original degree of waterproofness. The McNett paint-ons simply do not work, water-based or solvent-based, in my hands. Best I can figure is that there is some trick surface preparation needed to get the original polyurethane to stick (methinks adding active cross-linker as the monomer is laid down), and you'd have to do something similar to get the McNett stuff to work. You're done with "open cockpit" folders, so this link won't do you any good now, but I made (and so did John Sloan) after-market hypalon-based cockpit covers which incorporated hardshell-style coamings to which you can marry a trad hardshell sprayskirt, for the needed quick exit/entry. We launched and landed on many surge beaches in the Charlottes, years ago, and the hardshell-style skirts were what made that possible. Plus, the hypalon does not leak! The link: http://www.foldingkayaks.org/ (select Kayak Modifications and then spraydeck under Folbot mods). A parallel arrangement should work on a Klepper or similar. -- 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/ ***************************************************************************
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