Robert Livingston & Pam Martin wrote: > > On 9/26/01 7:34 AM, "John Fereira" <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> wrote: > > > When looking up tandem kayaks in plastic > > the longest boat in the list was 18' long (Necky Amaruk). However, when I > > changed the criteria to search for fiberglass boats the *shortest* was > > about 18'. That seemed to indicate to me that the plastic boats were > > targeted toward the more recreational paddler (due to their cost), while > > the glass boats were targeted to those that were looking for more > > performance or would actually use the boat for actual touring. > > It has a lot to do with the fact that plastic is not as stiff as fiberglass > and this becomes more of a problem as the boat increases in length. Concur. Even some of the rotomoulded singles need an aluminum stiffener to prevent folding. Also, FWIW, seems to me the hull thickness of the rotomoulded doubles I have seen is greater that that of the singles ... same manufacturer. The Amaruk seemed to have a thicker hull than others. Heavy boat. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 26 2001 - 11:36:03 PDT
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