Of course, a surfboard is a foam blank surrounded by glass. The "x" threads must be the key to added strength. I wonder if any surfboard or kiteboard manufacturers have adopted this technology; it's probably more critical, and thus more cost effective, to bridge supports than minimizing snapped surfboards; however, I wonder if this technology would allow the production of lighter surf kayaks while still maintaining strength with a foam core hull featuring "x" threads--interesting idea! Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <jfarrelly5_at_home.com> To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 8:07 AM Subject: [Paddlewise] Fiberglass laminate > I watched a show on the Discovery Channel Monday night about new bridge > building technology. They showed an interesting way to make a piece of > fiberglass "board" by taking foam board and sandwiching it between fiberglass > cloth and then injecting it with fiberglass threads in an x pattern. Has > anyone ever used this to construct a kayak? snip *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 27 2002 - 05:55:44 PST
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