Below is email corrspondence I had with Wilderness Systems concerning the Sealution II's I bought. As can be seen, WS thinks that with proper storage they will remain flexible for 16-20 years. Since I don't expect to last that long, it is sufficient for my purposes. Ken Cooperstein -------
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Ken Cooperstein wrote: > > Hi, I bought two new Sealution II's in 1997, both from current > production. > > I have seen comments in paddling lists and newsgroups that polyethylene > starts becoming brittle in 8-10 years, making it difficult to patch and > more likely to shatter on impact. > > Can you tell me how long my Sealutions will remain flexible if they are > stored indoors? It will affect how long I keep them before trading up > to fiberglass. > > Ken Cooperstein Ken, This varries quite a bit. But if you keep them stored out of the sun. They should be around twice that long. We use linear polyethylene which is very repairable. Mary of the whitewater boats use crosslinx polyethylene which is not repairable. I hope that answers your questions. John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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