Rough Edge
Published July 14, 2009 | 
“There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth”
- Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Ok, so here’s something different. I noticed this P&H Kayak while checking out boats at the Door County Sea Kayaking Symposium. The keel strip is all bumpy. Just like that paint job you so often see over drywall. I get this. It makes gripping and carrying a wet slippery kayak much easier AND protects the boat just like a strip is supposed to do. I’m sure too that it’s going to give some Uber kayaker hydrodynamic fits… (and you thought plastic vs glass was bad). Oh, and did I mention that KB posted on Twitter today that P & H has a new kayak coming down the line. He also said I would be especially jazzed by it…Really? It has a cup holder?
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That’s Josh Tatro’s boat, and that’s no ordinary keel strip. The material there is a paint-on vinyl(?) material of the sort used for spray-on bed liners on trucks. It was kind of an experiment, so Josh can fill you in on the pros and cons of this stuff.
BTW, if you don’t know Josh, he’s an 18 yo wunderkind who has been an assistant instructor and guide since he was 15. He just certified at L4 Open Water. He’s the sort of kid that will restore your faith in the next generation!