Edward, Actually, depending on how the boat is constructed, even fiberglass boats can get very light. I doubt my Wilderness System's Artic Hawk is over 44 pounds. How do they do it? Well, the glass is not "overbuilt" like a Nordkapp. Also, it has no bulkheads. I just use airbags and get the same safety margin with much less weight. - Scott Sullivan wrote: > > > > > 11. Light weight and reasonably durable. I like sub 40 pound boats and > > am willing to baby them some to get a lighter boat. > > > > > > Geez Kirk; where are you finding sub-forty-pound boats? I think my > Osprey HP squeeks under when the humidity is low, but the Kevlar Caribou > (Current Designs) I'm looking at is 43 lb. bone dry. Does that include > topping up your drybags with Helium? > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 07 1998 - 19:30:02 PDT
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