Bob Denton, wrote: >I have heard about kevlar boats destroyed by UV. I was told you could poke a >finger through em.. I've never seen that, Bob, and I've used Kevlar in boats and paddles for over 25 years. There is some surface UV degradation on Kevlar fibers under clear or no gelcoats, but after that happens it blocks further damage. More of a problem is that the resin doesn't really stick to the Kevlar fibers very well. It encapsulates them, doesn't really bond. Water can get between the resin and fibers and cause problems. Unless the boat is very badly treated (like mine) this isn't usually much of a problem. I still think Kevlar is pretty good stuff when used right. It has some glaring weaknesses. Hank Hays Lightning Paddles *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Dec 17 1998 - 16:50:20 PST
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