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Strip: temperature and glue
By:eric Platou
Date: 1/4/2010, 4:14 pm

I am building a 17' sea kayak. I am just now ready to start laying up the strips on the frame. I am in Chicago and the temperature just dropped to 10ish. Cold yes but since I am Norwegian I can handle the cold. The glue on the other hand is domestic and am not sure if it will cure well, and if it does will it have lost any strength. I do not have the name of the glue, but it is your normal waterproof yellow glue. I will be fiberglassing later when the weather warms. Any insight would be great. I want to keep on working on this as my winter project, but I do not want to waste money heating the area. Thank you for your insight.

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Strip: temperature and glue
eric Platou -- 1/4/2010, 4:14 pm
Re: Strip: temperature and glue
Palle Dam -- 1/5/2010, 6:50 pm
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eric Platou -- 1/6/2010, 10:17 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 1/6/2010, 12:51 pm
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Allan -- 1/4/2010, 6:50 pm
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eric Platou -- 1/5/2010, 9:25 am
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Andy Boyd -- 1/4/2010, 5:28 pm
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eric Platou -- 1/4/2010, 6:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2010, 12:50 am