> On Monday 04 December 2006 15:03, Matt wrote: > > Since there are no fibers in rotomolded kayaks increasing > > their brittleness becomes a far greater problem for them than for the > > resin in a fiberglass kayak. Most of the toughness of rotomolded kayaks > > comes from their flexibility so do your best to keep them that way. > > I fly some model aircraft, and they usually have their wings held in place > with nylon bolts, and to keep them flexible, and less brittle you should > cook them at least once a season - could the same help for a rotomoulded > kayak? > > Tord I guess you could find one of the many "hot springs" scattered around the world and go for a paddle amongst the bathers. You could tour the world, hit a whole bunch of them and apply to the Guinness Book of Records. Otherwise, it's going to one hell of a pot to get the kayak inside! -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Dec 04 2006 - 16:31:12 PST
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