----- Original Message ----- From: <jwd_at_acm.org> To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:44 PM ..........They said that they've ordered their recent boats, whether > for race use or not, WITHOUT gelcoat (these are fiberglass or kevlar > composite boats). Their justification was that gelcoat provides no > structural benefit to the boat, and going without it saves 5-8 lbs of > essentially useless weight............ > So, I got to wondering about the pros and cons of going with a skin-coat > hull (or hull and deck) configuration. ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ ---------------------------- I have been thinking this idea over while building my stitch & glue kit. I am going to paint the hull. Why do I want to add epoxy to fill the weave of the glass if it doesn't increase the strength? Is my thinking correct? Would there be a significant change/increase in drag by leaving it rough? Is the fill coat only to make it look slick or does it help protect the glass? Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jun 06 2003 - 07:43:31 PDT
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