----- Original Message ----- From: "Sailboat Restorations, Inc." <sailboatrestorations_at_worldnet.att.net> > Anyone can look at a boat and determine how strongly > it's built. Mark, I'm goig to have to challenge you on this one. I doubt very many folks could tell how strong a kayak is by looking at it. I'm a structural engineer by training and can tell you things are rarely what they appear to be. Most would confuse "stiff" with "strong", as you have confused big and heavy (in cars) with strong [what would you rather be in in a 200 mph crash - a 6000 lb SUV or a 2000 lb F1 racer?]. Poorly constructed isn't always the same as weak. When you throw in the multitude of materials in use, the problem only gets more complicated. Only destructive testing would be of value and it would be too costly. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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