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Re: Strip: Debating over hull glass
By:JayBabina
Date: 3/2/2018, 6:59 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Debating over hull glass (Paul Harker)

My gut tells me 4oz with wear strips on the keel should be fine

Go with your gut feeling. I never heard of a kayak that didn't get keel abrasion. No real weight gain.
Also, I never heard of any boat that didn't need maintenance. If you beat it up, you fix it.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Debating over hull glass
Paul Harker -- 3/1/2018, 3:05 pm
Re: Strip: Debating over hull glass
Paul Harker -- 3/1/2018, 3:20 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/1/2018, 3:46 pm
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Paul Harker -- 3/1/2018, 4:27 pm
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anewhouse -- 3/1/2018, 8:27 pm
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JayBabina -- 3/2/2018, 6:59 am
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Rob Macks /Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/2/2018, 9:04 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/2/2018, 12:12 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/2/2018, 4:19 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/2/2018, 4:42 pm
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Paul Harker -- 3/2/2018, 2:28 pm
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anewhouse -- 3/1/2018, 3:57 pm
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Howie II -- 3/1/2018, 5:26 pm
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Paul G Sylvester -- 3/2/2018, 3:01 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/2/2018, 12:55 pm
Keel Strips
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/2/2018, 5:18 pm