Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Carbon coamings
By:Kent LeBoutillier
Date: 10/18/2007, 11:59 am
In Response To: Re: Carbon coamings (clicksys)

I just wonder if it will be hard on my
: sprayskirts, as they wrap tightly around that thin edge.

It will be hard on spray skirts. Especially if you practice assisted "T" rescues as a result of dragging a boat up in your lap.

: c. It softens noticeably in the hot sunlight, and firms up again when cool. I
: assume and hope that this is fine.

I recently saw something about black boats having delamination issues. I think it was in Sea Kayaker. It was enough for me to second guess painting a hull black. I also have heard complaints about burns from black coamings getting so hot

: e. The gee-whiz factor is also fun, though its a somewhat limited set of
: people who recognize/know/care about CF.

I get plenty of this factor already with strip built. It makes it hard at times to leave the put in without being rude.

Kent

Messages In This Thread

Strip: ULTIMATE HULL LINING etc etc etc etc etc etc
Tim -- 10/17/2007, 4:03 am
Re: etc etc etc etc et
LeeG -- 10/18/2007, 4:42 pm
Re: Strip: ULTIMATE HULL LINING etc etc etc etc et
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2007, 1:17 am
The answer is 42 -- Doug Adams
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/18/2007, 12:34 am
Re: The answer is 42 -- Doug Adams
Tim -- 10/18/2007, 5:41 am
maybe mark that down to $41.95
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/18/2007, 2:55 pm
Re: Strip: ULTIMATE HULL LINING etc etc etc etc et
Carl H -- 10/17/2007, 6:24 pm
Re: Strip: ULTIMATE HULL LINING etc etc etc etc et
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/17/2007, 5:57 am
Stripper weight.
Jay Babina -- 10/17/2007, 8:58 am
Re: Stripper weight.
Tim -- 10/17/2007, 5:47 pm
Re: Stripper weight.
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2007, 3:17 pm
Re: Stripper weight.
Pedro Almeida -- 10/17/2007, 10:53 pm
Re: Stripper weight.
Jay Babina -- 10/18/2007, 7:37 am
Carbon coamings
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/17/2007, 6:16 pm
Re: Carbon coamings
clicksys -- 10/18/2007, 8:25 am
Re: Carbon coamings
Pedro Almeida -- 10/20/2007, 10:46 am
Re: Carbon coamings
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2007, 3:20 pm
Re: Carbon coamings
Ken Blanton -- 10/18/2007, 5:25 pm
Re: Carbon coamings
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2007, 5:27 pm
Re: Carbon coamings
Ken Blanton -- 10/18/2007, 5:47 pm
Re: Carbon coamings
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/18/2007, 11:59 am
Re: Carbon coamings
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/18/2007, 1:53 pm
Carbon coaming covers
mike allen -- 10/18/2007, 2:39 pm
Crazy- colored coaming covers
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/18/2007, 3:01 pm
Laughing... 2 hard... 2 type!! *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/18/2007, 2:43 pm
Re: Strip: ULTIMATE HULL LINING etc etc etc etc et
Tim -- 10/17/2007, 6:23 am