The gelcoat is not required, but you don't want to forego pigment all together. Kevlar breaks down when exposed to UV. The pigment will provide protection. Nick At 7:14 AM -0500 3/22/99, KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote: > It has been suggested to me that one can save weight in a Kevlar boat by >foregoing the pigment in the hull. Is this true? Just how much weight does the >pigment add? Are there any other pros and cons to ordering a Kevlar boat I >should know about? I guess I really don't know that much about Kevlar. > >Thanks for the help, > >Scott >So.Cal. >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 10 Ash Swamp Rd Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 22 1999 - 08:19:52 PST
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