Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard that the hot new material is boron. The rowing world is embracing it as is the fishing world, but it looks like kayaking is ignoring it for the time being. I mean, CF is old skool in the world of rowing. I've heard that boron it is incredibly stiff and strong and all the cool kids are using it. Anyone wish to comment? It seems like the sea kayak world comes fairly late to technological advances. As an example, seat ergonomics have been big in whitewater for awhile now but are only recently coming to sea kayaks. Of course, you don't really need those fancy seats when you've got some minicell and dragonskin. Only one example, but I'm sure there are many. So, titanium sporks, boron-enhanced flip-flops, cold-fusion GPS - technology good or bad? Pick a side. Wood greenland or carbon fiber bent-shaft wing blade. Always an interesting conversation to have while we aren't on the water. -Patrick On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:53:39 -0400, Michael Edelman wrote > Kevlar fibers have a very high tensile strength, but carbon fibers > in an epoxy or thermoplastic matrix are much stiffer. This means you > can make a much lighter boat for a given stiffness. Kevlar is also > weakened by exposure to UV. *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 10 2003 - 08:36:59 PDT
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