Doug Lloyd said > Here's an interesting kayak: > > http://www.lokikayak.com/ > > Check it out Kirk n' paddlewisers. > Doug, Although the builder of this kayak talks about how it handles surf and waves, he also said this about it's construction. "The deck is constructed entirely of Carbon. No Kevlar is used because no extra impact resistance is needed." Seems to me that sort of rules it out for the ocean - I've had many waves break right on top of me and it sure felt like an impact to me. One of my friends got trounced one day and there were several large gouges to the gelcoat and damage to the underlying fiberglass. What would happen to a deck that was designed for no impact resistance? IMHO, we are starting to sacrifice too much in our quest for lightweight. Steve Holtzman Southern CA *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jun 28 2003 - 06:30:25 PDT
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