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Strip: Xynole or Vectra
By:Dan Lindberg
Date: 12/3/2004, 11:32 am

Has anybody used/experimented with using either Xynole or Vectra in their boats to increase abrasion resistance?

If so, any thoughts/problems/heads up for it?

Both of these cloths appear to have straight, extruded fibers like glass and wet out similar to glass, though not as clear. Vectra is polypropylene, and I "think" Xynole is polyester. Both seem to be much tougher then glass, at least on "backyard" tests.

Dan

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Xynole or Vectra
Dan Lindberg -- 12/3/2004, 11:32 am
Re: Strip: Xynole or Vectra
Dan Lindberg -- 12/6/2004, 1:05 pm
Re: Vectran spun from Vectra *LINK*
John B -- 12/4/2004, 11:31 pm
Re: Vectran spun from Vectra
LeeG -- 12/5/2004, 7:18 am
Re: Vectran/ Help R. Pruden !?
John B -- 12/5/2004, 8:47 am
Re: Strip: Xynole or Vectra
LeeG -- 12/4/2004, 9:52 pm
Re: Strip: Xynole or Vectra
Rob Macks -- 12/4/2004, 5:06 pm
only 50lbs!
LeeG -- 12/4/2004, 9:26 pm
"Vectra" or "Vectran"?
Brian Nystrom -- 12/4/2004, 1:56 pm
Re: Strip: Xynole or Vectra *LINK*
Barry Shelton -- 12/3/2004, 6:48 pm