RE: [Paddlewise] Durability Testing

>     I disagree, even if the results are only "in the ballpark"
> then that's infinitely better than we have today.  I
> suspect we can do much better than
> that.  It won't be perfect but what is?

It might be useful to you and I, but could be disastrous to a manufacturer.
After only a few tests if it showed your competitor to be 10% stronger, this
could drastically impact your sales, especially once your competitor got
hold of the results. With a ~30% variance between panels, it could probably
easily be shown either of two kayaks was superior.

>     A durability test would be, as you know, and indication of relative
> durability and by no means should it be misconstrued as a
> recommendation for
> one boat over another.  Please try to remember the origins of
> this thread,
> the British boat's strength vs weight.  I asked the group about the
> durability of the NDK Explorer because I have a north american boat, with
> which I'm dissatisfied.

Just a thought: Would it be prohibitive to lay up an extra layer of glass
inside your current north American boat? The extra layer of glass should
make your boat far superior than the extra epoxy of a hand laid up boat.

Woody


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