RE: [Paddlewise] Kevlar vs. Full Carbon Fiber?

From: Steve Brown <steve_at_brown-web.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 23:32:44 -0700
I heard second (or third) hand that Necky made Ed Gillett's Tesla from a
super duty all CF lay-up. I emailed Necky about it months ago, but they
never responded. Maybe they were saving the information for a product
release, or maybe they checked my credit and found that I couldn't afford
one anyway.

The question I would like to hear answered is this: If you made a CF boat
that weighed as much as glass, would it be significantly stronger than
glass?

Any mechanical engineers out there that have actually done the analysis or
boat builders who have actually tried it?

Steve Brown
 

-----Original Message-----

Y'all....

I just getting ready to place an order for a new Looksha 4, with their  
new Carbon Lay-up.....

It's my understanding from Necky that these boats are NOT pure  
carbon-fiber, but rather they are using Carbon Fiber where they  
traditionally used Kevlar; 

simeon




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