SKILLIANS_at_aol.com wrote: > > I went to my favorite paddling store to buy 2 new canoe paddles, but spent > most of my time examnining an Eddyline kayak made of a material called > Carbonlite. As a petite woman who hauls her kayak up onto an extra-long old > F-150, I was intrigued by the lightness and durability of Carbonlite, and the > $1400 price tag was way below the kevlar models I've been lusting after. > Anyone out there know any reasons NOT to trade in for an Eddyline? Thanks! I traced all the posts in this thread and could find no mention of anybody who had **repaired** a substantial crack and then **used** the Carbonlite craft heavily. Anybody done that? Alder Creek Steve -- any experience with this? As an organic chemist, I am skeptical of the mechanical properties of such a repaired crack, particularly if it is in an area which flexes a lot in use. Polycarbonate sheet is extensively cross-linked, which may make a repaired area very different in modulus of elasticity than the surrounding material. It is also very difficult (IME) to get the edges of a crack to solvent-bond successfully if the crack is in an area under appreciable mechanical stress. FWIW, I know of two Carbonlite boats locally which cracked when dropped on a sharp edge (narrow dimension of a 2x4 in one case). The owners repaired them, the Eddyline way, and seem to have regained full use of the boats, so perhaps my skepticism is unwarranted -- albeit neither of the owners surfs his boat or routinely bounces off rocks like Doug Lloyd does. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 20 2000 - 10:46:17 PDT
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