After a couple of quick phone calls...some food for thought on the AL kayak idea: Lightweight AL canoes use .040 AL skins. Std AL canoes use 0.50. .050 AL sheet costs between $3 and $5 per sq ft - didn't get a price on .040. .050 AL sheet weighs .72 lbs per sq ft. .040 weighs .57 lbs per sq ft So...going on absolute guesses here....and maybe someone can correct the assumptions but.... Let's say we used 8 panels of AL sheet for the hull and deck - each 12" x 10' long (no idea if this is realistic - but seems like it MIGHT be close??) The weight of the skin only would be between and 45 and 57 lbs depending on thickness. The cost of the skin (materials only) would be between $250 and $400. Not sure if this sheds any light on the subject or not...but FWIW... *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 27 2003 - 12:13:11 PST
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