Re: an aside in M. Broze' plastic-boat screed (which all made very good sense coming from a boatwright)... Kevlar is more susceptible to UV than fiberglass? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED?! I have read a lot about lay-ups and never seen that before. I might have thought longer and harder about the 100 bucks per pound of weight saving I paid. Bon voyage Matt, if you ain't gone yet. Welcome back if you are. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, E. Sullivan wrote: > Kevlar is more susceptible to UV than fiberglass? I keep my skin coat kevlar boats in bags. When I first got my singles canoe I left it uncovered in the parking lot at work for 1 business day. At the end of the day you could see the darkening of the kevlar and lighter bands where the roof rack straps held it down. Using a bag to cover skin coat boats is common in the marathon flatwater canoe racing community. If you do a web search for boat bags you'll find a few sites that cater to covers for the olympic community. I just ordered a lightweight layup canoe this past weekend, I fully intend to buy a bag to keep the canoe covered. That said I've got a 20 year old kevlar racing canoe that spent about 250 days a year, for 15 years, in full sunlight, without a cover. It was used regularly, and enthusiastically. The boat is still watertight, ugly and beat up, but watertight. For those worried about kevlar's fragility, on at least 2 occaisions this canoe collided with a rock, or dam, with enough force to toss the bow paddler over the front into the water. The boat has never leaked. It's had some resin floated over the major gouges but has never gotten any new fabric. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"E. Sullivan" wrote: > > Kevlar is more susceptible to UV than fiberglass? > > WHY WASN'T I INFORMED?! > It's the epoxy in the fiberglass boats that's sensitive. Kevlar is also sensitive. In both cases, the gelcoat protects the laminate underneath. The only Kevlar boats that are at significant risk are those that are not gelcoat covered, like the ugly, yellowy- brown canoes from Wehnonah and others. They do that to save a couple of pounds and appeal to gearheads that are twenty pounds overweight. If your kayak has gelcoat you need not worry. A cockpit cover might be an idea if you're truly paranoid, since the inside of the kayak isn't so protected. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> ---------- > From: Kirk Olsen[SMTP:kolsen_at_imagelan.com] > > For those worried about > kevlar's fragility, on at least 2 occaisions this canoe collided with a > rock, or dam, with enough force to toss the bow paddler over the front > into the water. > YeeeeHaaaaa! Sounds like you are a lot of fun to paddle with Kirk. Let me know when you're heading down river so I can give you the right-of-way! Debs *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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