Scott Ives wrote: > > I'm going to get flamed for this one ... oh well here I go: We don't flame people for expressing opinions here. > > A glass boat is lighter, has better water-tight seams, and will paddle > much smoother than any plastic boat. 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. And if you can't wait to buy, look > at a good used glass boat. > A glass boat is lighter then a plastic boat of the same design, for sure. Of course, if you look at the whole package of boat, paddler, food, camping gear, etc, it works out to be about 3% lighter. And about 75% more expensive. Better watertight seams? Plastic boats don't got no seams, which has to be more water-tight than be best glass. Glass will paddle smoother, yes. Especially after the plastic boat gets some scratches? I doubt that the scratches make a noticeable difference to anyone but an expert, and we're giving advice to a total beginner here. John Winters may even have some data on drag due to scratches. Or maybe Prof. Inverbon Steve -- Test Scoring & Reporting Services Sometimes, you never can University of Georgia always tell what you Athens, GA 30602-5593 least expect the most. *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:52:57 PDT
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