>>Mel Grindol wrote: >> Principal reason we got this boat: weight. No wood trim, just adds >> weight. No gel coat. Just an ash yoke with pads that adds 2.5 pounds. >> Total weight 44.5 pounds for an 18' 6" by 35" boat. :) > >Kirk Olsen wrote: >Still heavy ;-) I've got 2 18'6" by 32" boats that are about 32 pounds >apiece. Still heavy, a couple guys I knew back in Wisconsin were making 18'-6" competition cruisers at 21 lbs, over 20 years ago. You had to put your own seats in, but still...... (I don't have one of their boats). Admittedly comp cruisers are pretty minimal compared to a Minnesota II tripping hull. >The bag is to stop the UV light from affecting the hull while it's not in >use. I can hunt down the address from the 2 covers that I have. I believe >they were made by "The Bag Lady" from Waterbury Connecticut (but that's off >the top of my head). The discoloration that I've seen is usually surface UV degradation of the Kevlar fibers themselves. It's not considered a problem (I've had no troubles with it) because as soon as the surface color changes it inhibits further degradation of the rest of the fiber. Not a problem if the boat is stored indoors. Anything to keep the UV off the boat would do. Something tight that didn't flap in the wind would be best. 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 Wed May 19 1999 - 18:51:06 PDT
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