>I'm going to get flamed for this one ... oh well here I go: Yes, you probably will. > A glass boat is lighter, Not always, there's some light plastic boats being built now with double layer, double density plastic. > has better water-tight seams, If you've ever had a glass boat with leaking seams, you'll know what a really leaking boat is. Bulkheads as well! > and will paddle much smoother than any plastic boat. Admittedly plastic can distort. >This is particularly true after a >plastic boat gets some good scratches in the hull. Save your money and >spend it on glass, you won't regret it. As someone else said, keep the plastic boat as a spare for friends. > And if you can't wait to buy, look at a good used glass boat. IF there are any available. Alex Alex (Sandy) Ferguson Chemistry Department University of Canterbury New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 21 1999 - 14:39:58 PDT
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