avi z wrote: > Feberglass or Kevlar/Carcon? Fiberglass: affordable, solid, easy to fix, a bit heavy. Kevlar: expensive, strong, tough, a bit harder to fix and definitely lighter than fiberglass for a given level of strength. Kevlar/Carbon fiber blend: expensive, light, interwoven K/CF not necessarily the best way to use the two materials. Carbon fiber: Very expensive, possibly fragile, a bit harder to fix, very light. Personally, I prefer Kevlar only if the price is not objectionable, fiberglass otherwise. Carbon fiber is for racing only. I don't think the interwoven blends are a great idea. The quality of construction can change all this. A well-made fiberglass kayak can be better than a poorly-made Kevlar kayak. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Nov 02 2006 - 13:08:00 PST
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