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Re: Material: Fiberglass Kayak Polo Boats
By:Charlie
Date: 4/15/2009, 8:02 pm
In Response To: Material: Fiberglass Kayak Polo Boats (Rob Harshbarger)

Rob,
Tell your friend that game went out with Nehru jackets and high-heeled boots. Even if that is a lie, at least, it will keep you from ending up grinding fiberglass. Bad for the lungs and it itches,too.
You can buy little rotomolded kayaks brand new for what the ingredients would cost to build a "polo kayak", whatever that is. And the little rotomolded kayaks can be used for fishing or other more useful activities when the "kayak polo" fad crashes.
If you want some hard numbers you have to come up with some details or a picture.
There is only one book about doing paddleboat hulls in fiberglass. It's "Building Your Kevlar Canoe" by Moran. Don't let the title put you off. It's about building a fibergalss canoe with a layer of Kevlar in it. If the book doesn't turn you off nothing will.

: Hi all, love the forum. I've been searching through the archives trying to
: gleam as much info as possible. I have a friend who says he access to the
: mold for a kayak polo boat and we want to try and build some type of
: composite boat (most likely start with just fiberglass) from the mold.
: After doing some research it looks like building the mold is a large
: portion of the work. Can anyone point me to a good resource for
: deterimining what type/amount of fiberglass, resin, etc. we might need to
: get started?

: Don't be afraid to tell me I'm crazy. My wife does all the time.
: Rob
: Nebraska Kayak Polo.

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Material: Fiberglass Kayak Polo Boats
Rob Harshbarger -- 4/15/2009, 5:38 pm
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Daniel Liang -- 11/5/2009, 8:32 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 11/6/2009, 9:43 am
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Rob Harshbarger -- 4/16/2009, 2:18 pm
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Reg Lake -- 4/16/2009, 1:23 pm
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Ken Brunton -- 4/16/2009, 11:33 am
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Sam McFadden -- 4/16/2009, 10:20 am
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mike allen -- 4/15/2009, 10:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2009, 12:40 am
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QuicksilverMike -- 4/16/2009, 6:35 am
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Matthew -- 4/19/2009, 8:02 pm
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Charlie -- 4/15/2009, 8:02 pm