"Lew Warden" <lew.warden_at_verizon.net> wrote: > The Britts are just way ahead of the rest of the market, again so humble oppinion. They do have some fantastic designs--and the Pintail is an "older" design, even! Where some would knock the Brits is in their level of sophistication in construction. I think the Canadians have most everyone beat here. >GRO is standing 100 % behind the problem and are sending replacements. That is great news!! Brian Curtiss <bc_at_asdi.com> wrote: > Where the color may have hurt is in the strength of the hull. Does a fiberglass (or carbon fiber or kevlar) layup get weaker when heated to 100-120 degrees or so? Polyester resin is fairly stable at relatively high temperatures (above 200ºF). Epoxy resin is not so heat-stable, and can start to soften at as little as 160º-180ºF. shawn __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 16 2003 - 07:56:08 PDT
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