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KBBS Archive 10,000
Re: Dynel & Xynole
Posted By: Don Beale In Response To: Dynel & Xynole (Mike Hanks)
Date: Thursday, 14 October 1999, at 11:00 p.m.
Mike, Find "fiber glast", I think the website is fibre glast.com. Thewy have all sorts of special fabrics. Somewhere I have a catalog laying around... If I remember right, Dynel is a polyester like polypro rope. It does not go clear, and is expensive. It is better on abrasion but not as strong as S-glass. It tends to float above the epoxy, and is hard to work although I have not tried it. Never heard of Xynole.
> I was reading Thomas Hill's "Ultralight Boatbuilding" and in it
> he recomends sheathing the outside of the hull with Dynel or Xynole,
> because they have better abrasion resistance than fiberglass. Does anyone
> know anything about these fabrics? Would they be better than glass on the
> outside of the hull? How much do they cost? Where do you get them? What
> doe the look like? What is their weight? Have I missed any questions?> Mike
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