Anyone have info on Necky's new and upcoming carbon fibre sea kayaks? Apparently, the company that makes wing tips for the F-16's, has a unique process that can render a kayak hull/deck of honeycombed carbon fibre at about 3/16" - both stiff and light. The entire kayak is autoclaved. Sounds cool. If it works well, perhaps the other manufactures will follow suit. Maybe it's been worth waiting all these years for a new boat (not necessarily Necky) - Doug Lloyd, going light. That would be different. Don't know if Kirk and fellow racers would benefit from this new technology. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Olympic race kayaks such as those from Van Duesen are already being made of autoclaved carbon fiber with a Nomex (honeycomb) core. They have actually been doing it for years. Their new sprint kayak weighs 14 lbs. However, this is not a technology I would want for a kayak that might hit something. While stiff and strong with distributed loads, carbon fiber is brittle in impact and with a very thin skin over the Nomex they are susceptible to point load damage. On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 03:32 AM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > Anyone have info on Necky's new and upcoming carbon fibre sea kayaks? > Apparently, the company that makes wing tips for the F-16's, has a > unique > process that can render a kayak hull/deck of honeycombed carbon fibre > at > about 3/16" - both stiff and light. The entire kayak is autoclaved. > Sounds > cool. If it works well, perhaps the other manufactures will follow > suit. > Maybe it's been worth waiting all these years for a new boat (not > necessarily Necky) - Doug Lloyd, going light. That would be different. > Don't > know if Kirk and fellow racers would benefit from this new technology. > > Doug Lloyd > Victoria BC Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.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/ ***************************************************************************
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