Whiterabbit wrote: > > Many years ago I was warned not to use nylon and especially small diameter > nylon because it can cut through gel coat. Truth or fiction? Since I > prefer to cut my gel coat on rocks, I've used poly and never tested nylon. FWIW, the straps Yakima sells for their TLC cradles, after many thousands of miles of contact, are beginning to wear off gel coat on my FG yaks. However, I suspect this is due more to entrapment of grit and dirt under the straps rather than the straps themselves. I believe the straps are nylon, although they do not stretch when wet like other nylon straps. They could be Dacron, but are definitely not polypro ... In contrast, the (definitely) nylon straps which go across the hatches on my FG yaks do not cause gel coat abrasion, except where sand has been trapped underneath them. Finally, the (definitely) polypro lines an outfitter used to lash my FG yaks to padded frames on a Zodiac definitely caused gel coat abrasion, and that with just a 6-hour Zode ride! Probably should mention that the polypro definitely was gritty, and the lashing was mother-tight. YMMV. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 08 1999 - 07:57:22 PDT
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