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  1. Water Horse

    303 on what bits?

    303 application to drysuit:
  2. Water Horse

    Are there any Kayaks with two day hatches in addition to 2 larger hatches?

    Delta has a small hatch up front but no rear day hatch. https://www.deltakayaks.com/delta-17/
  3. Water Horse

    Composite Kayak Roof Rack - stackers

    Something in my memory suggests that putting composite kayaks on their sides using a stacker on a roof rack is a bad idea. Is that correct? However, I just did a search and can't find anything on that. My son wants to put his composite kayak on its side wtih a Malone Stax Pro2 so he can fit...
  4. Water Horse

    earth.nullschool.net

    I loved the local forecast feature. https://www.windytv.com/49.661/-112.874?49.661,-112.873,9,m:e1Vac01
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    earth.nullschool.net

    Way Cool! Thanks for sharing.
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    What are your favourite knots?

    I use the lazy knot approach: https://www.niteize.com/product/Figure- ... -Large.asp https://www.niteize.com/product/Figure-9-Small.asp https://www.niteize.com/product/CamJam- ... htener.asp
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    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    Okay, I did the flambé process today. Here were my steps:: washed with 10% TSP solution rinsed with water used the rough side of the dish scrub sponge to roughen the surface cleaned twice with 99% Alcohol painted with propane torch (small hand held propane tank) - just close enough to get the...
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    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    Yes, That is my next step. I will report back - I just need to wait for a nice day - my wife refuses to entertain the notion of doing the flambé indoors. She claims to have had too many experiences that suggest it would be a bad idea.
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    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9p9cVKIxg How do you imbed a video? I have tried everything ...this killed the impact.
  10. Water Horse

    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    Should I use alcohol to wash the area before or after the flame treatment? Obviously you don't want the alcohol still around when you use the flame treatment....
  11. Water Horse

    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    Thanks for the information. I tried a primer that was recommended by my local sign guy and that helped only slightly - the primer ripped off with no less effort than the hair dryer approach (heating up the vinyl). Here is the message I got from Paintflex: "Thank you for your interest in...
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    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    Dave, Thanks for the info - it certainly sounds like toxic stuff even if I don't understand the specs but if it sticks it might be worth exploring further. When you say flamed, do mean with a heat gun or torch? ...and would this work with vinyl or paint or both? What would the flaming do...
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    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    I did a quick search but didn't find much on paint sticking to Polyethylene plastic. Except for this company: http://www.paintflex.com/pf_PEPP_PaSC.htm Any thoughts?
  14. Water Horse

    Top 5 class 1 paddles/trips

    I need to revise the ratings on my paddles. According to the map my trips were all class III or class IV. There were certainly areas where the water was quite challenging.
  15. Water Horse

    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    Thanks for that link - I will probably explore that. I have been in discussions with my local sign guy. ...so far we have determined that the standard vinyl decals will not work without something else. For instance sanding and washing with alcohol does little to increase adhesion. Heat...
  16. Water Horse

    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    Another interesting find: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTiCWp0unjs
  17. Water Horse

    Top 5 class 1 paddles/trips

    I have a singular experience. This last summer we took a trip to Vancouver Island and I I did some day trips from our home base at Long Beach Golf camp ground just south of Tofino. - Launched from MacKenzie Beach and head west to Vargas Island - I chose the open ocean side of the island...
  18. Water Horse

    Perfect kayaking vehicle

    An FJ is not recommended - particularly one that has a 2 inch lift. It is a real pain getting the kayaks on top. Once those are on it is fine. I use a Swagman bike rack as load assist - I attached a couple of Malone stax (same as the ones on the FJ) to act as braces to stop the kayaks from...
  19. Water Horse

    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    I found this interesting step by step approach. http://www.yakangler.com/kayak-rigging/ ... your-kayak
  20. Water Horse

    Decals That Stick to Polyethylene

    I did a quick search and found a couple of things here is someone who seems to be doing it with vinyl decals: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/6218899 ... e_active_5 Here is another option; Polyfuze would be the ultimate but not sure how to even start doing this...
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