Re: [Paddlewise] Your expertise needed again

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
To: Paddlewise <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Your expertise needed again


>On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, John Winters wrote:
>
>> Poly does scratch differently from laminated boats by having raised hairs
>> of material that increase resistance over time more than similar
scratches
>> on laminated boats that do not protrude from the surface.
>>
>The question I was interested in the answer to was do these scratches make
>a detectable difference in the performance? Greg Barton can probably tell
>the difference. A test tank can probably tell the difference. Would be
>expect anyone else to be able to tell the difference between a new poly
>hull and a scratched one?

guys I used to surf kayak with who had poly river boats would take a
blowtorch to burn off the fuzzies. They said it made quite a difference at
surfing speeds.
>
>No question that glass hulls are prettier. Although it's rare to see the
>multicolor effects that Perception and Dagger do in plastic done in glass.
>
>Steve Cramer
>Test Scoring & Reporting Services      Sometimes you never can
>University of Georgia                    always tell what you
>Athens, GA 30602-5593                      least expect the most.
>
>
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