Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] & fiberglass John Winters wrote: (SNIP) I have seen boats from four different major manufacturers that degraded to the point where the finger test failed. In defence of the manufacturers all of the boats were built during the days before Vinyl ester resins. So, the resins used were probably Isopthalics at best or orthopthalics at worst. What does "isopthalics" mean? What does "orthopthalics" mean? They ain't in any of my dictionaries! Thanks, Dave *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 20 1998 - 18:29:29 PST
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