The percentages don't really work that way. An average plastic touring boat with hatches, etc weighs around 70 lbs. A typical glass boat weighs 50 lbs. and Kevlar around 40 lbs. BIG difference between hefting a 70 lb. boat and a 40lb boat after a long days paddle! Big difference between a 50 lb. and 40lb boat! cya >>>> 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. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 22 1999 - 07:06:49 PDT
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