New member that owns epoxy m

[Ozark Hydro Bond]

My name's Dennis, I own a small epoxy manufacturing company at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri (Countrypride Epoxy / Ozark Hydro-Bond). We've made epoxy repair products for seven years, and more recently I've been developing a system specifically built around polyethylene and aluminum repairs — but the core of it (a UV-stabilized epoxy with a fiberglass wet-out system) is the same kind of product a lot of wooden canoe folks already use for sheathing and keel protection. We offer a UV PROTECTANT in our resin at no additional cost as well as a curing agent that will cure down to an ambient temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Our curing agent will also cure in wet damp conditions even under water. We also provide 5 different color pigments, Red,Black,White,Yellow and green at no additional cost in each repair kit. We have used our product on all types of wood over the last 7 years and had excellent results.
I would love to hear from you all what you are looking for, what you need and would like to see when it comes to epoxy in the canoe arena.
This is a couple things I did in testing our new line. Both have went through this summer on several trips down rivers with low levels and rock bottom that tears keels up.

 

[Todd Bradshaw]

Unfortunately, you are making your pitch to what is probably the most non-epoxy interested group on the planet and you're not the least bit likely to change their minds. Those of us who own epoxy/fiberglassed rib and plank canoes or wood strip/fiberglass canoes and boats are in the minority, big time, and an awful lot of the canoes which have later been fiberglassed were done poorly. If you intend to make any progress here, you are going to need to teach the whole process with actual results showing that it is a viable alternative to the traditional canvas covering, and that is a very big undertaking.