Merijn wrote: - >you could make the kayak lighter only by using >a thinner layer of the stronger material. >On a macroscopic scale the kayak then is just as >strong, but the thinner skin is much more flexible G'Day Merijn and Paddlewise, Could you also introduce stiffness by using tensioning cords made of carbon fiber built into the skin or materal? Also wouldn't lighter resin and/or fillers as part of the composite allow normal thickness but lighter construction material? I know such material isn't present at the moment, but carbon nanotubes are not the only structure that nanotechnology can produce - one might consider the possibility of load bearing nanospheres as fillers for resin one day. And a ten pound kayak would surely save petrol on those long trips. Plus I'm going to need one in twenty years time. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 16 2003 - 12:40:57 PST
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