I understand the perception that plywood is tougher than strips, because in its raw form plywood _is_ tougher than strips. However, I find my S&G boats get beat up faster than my strip boats. The reason is, the chines. Any sharp angle is going to end up receiving more wear and tear. This is why the keel of a standard boat often needs a keel strip. Imagine a boat with 3 keels and you have hard chined S&G boat. A stripper can be more rounded, thus spreading out the abuse. If you put enough glass on the wood to protect it from cutting through, strips and plywood should be pretty similar. Multi-chines will also reduce the issue discussed above. Nick On Dec 18, 2008, at 10:39 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > Sorry, all my coaching friends don't have a high opinion of strip > built kayaks, preferring the perceived advantages of plywood. I have > idea for something in between. > > If I were racing a go-fast rocket boat, I'd join Kirk with a super > light C/Fbre stead. > > Doug Lloyd > > >> It's pretty clear that the ideal boat for rocks and surf is going >> to be >> made of plastic. The good news is that there are more boats >> suitable for >> this every year. I just hope the economy isn't going to squash the >> people >> who are doing this. >> Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 54 South Rd Groton, CT 06340 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 19 2008 - 05:06:56 PST
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