From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> > Could you also introduce stiffness by using tensioning cords made of > carbon fiber built into the skin or materal? Increasing tension in the skin would actually reduce the stiffness in theory. Ultimately, you have to have something in compression and that's the part that ends up relatively bulky. > Also wouldn't lighter resin > and/or fillers as part of the composite allow normal thickness but lighter > construction material? If it could handle the shear stresses, yes. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:41:47 PST
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