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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Thanks folks and you're welcome. Yup. This forum and others got me where I am. Traction makes a lot of common sense. Yup. This...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Main break is repaired. That area of hull is stiffer than surrounding now, instead of collapsing in a crease as it did after the...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Exterior is two layers of vinylester. Oh, one thing I forgot to mention on interior. Vinylester cures quicker in a can than spread...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Repairs sure aren't invisible. But, as one poster said on this forum: "Once a beater, always a beater." I may have fallen in love with...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      'Course, for you to stop me from doing something I shouldn't, it helps if I post my plans long before doing them. Northstar recommended...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Been a bit, have fires needing held back and have another canoe to use. If it were the fishing canoe that were down this repair'd...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Snake infested water bodies.
      Yes, Erica, I do feel the same way. Equate the dangers of bears and big cats with snakes. Except that I am lots scareder of snakes...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Snake infested water bodies.
      If a snake is trying to climb in a boat (or drops from a tree into) it's not because its of a mind to get itself some human. Its cuz it...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Snake infested water bodies.
      Yes, Erica, it happens, and when it does it makes the news. But you are far more likely to hurt yourself getting in or out of the tub...
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      Old thread to renew and I apologize for that, however I am very interested in Shellac sealed canoes and hope as many others as possible...
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    • GladMax
      GladMax replied to the thread Snake infested water bodies.
      No matter how scared you are of snakes, they are more scared of you. I forget the precise stat, but it's well over 80% and I think high...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Thank you Gamma. Alan, I don't even like setting mine down, lightly on river gravel.
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Thanks Memaquay. Sounds simple, or at least straightforward. Boy, coming back from river yesterday I felt like sky had collapsed...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Thanks Jim. Your comment has gotten me pondering deeper questions on the pursuit of appearance than I wanted to wonder about myself. I...
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      GladMax replied to the thread Gel Coat or Epoxy for Repair?.
      Turns out my canoe doesn't have gel coat it simply has resin. I got a few kits from Northstar's 'Repair' page. One is "Composite Repair...
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