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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 2/19/2002, 1:08 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame (Liz Leedham)

If you let the boat dry between uses, rot should never be a problem. If you do have any trouble or you're really concerned about future problems, you can treat the inside of the boat with ethylene glycol - aka. antifreeze. Pour some into the boat and slosh it around until the entire skin and frame is coated. A garden sprayer might be useful for getting into some areas. Pour the excess out (into a container, so you can re-use it) and allow everything to dry. E.G. will kill existing rot fungus and help prevent new rot from starting. This treatment can be repeated annually or whenever you think you need it.

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Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
Liz Leedham -- 2/17/2002, 1:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
Brian Nystrom -- 2/19/2002, 1:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
Liz Leedham -- 2/19/2002, 4:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
Jay Babina -- 2/18/2002, 8:55 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
Dale -- 2/18/2002, 11:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/17/2002, 4:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
Bob -- 2/17/2002, 9:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Care and Feeding of frame
West -- 2/17/2002, 7:35 pm