From: Dave >Maybe the best contribution I can make is that almost every statement I've read so far should be followed with the rejoinder ... "Well, that's generally true, but it also depends on [fill in the blank]." Maybe a story will help explain. > ======= dave's story adds to much of what i've heard/seen of metals in the marine environment.. which is why i was curious to see if anyone was making foot sliders from stainless steel or if a quality plastic had been proven in action. from the discussion, i speculate (a) that stainless is not used becaues of it would be too heavy and maybe cost more than folks are willing to pay and (b) no one seems to be making a plastic that stands up to the abuse. Bob Denton's glued foam could be the hi-tech solution! because it removes the possibility of blowing out a bulkhead from foot pressure on foam blocks. is the easy and practical choice al rails? i think so, but think better materials exist. comments? *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 26 1999 - 02:45:33 PST
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