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Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 4/17/2009, 4:02 pm
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength (Bill Hamm)

: Well...depends, almost entirely on how it's built and of what. Can certainly
: make any wood boat much stronger than any other construction, but it adds
: weight. Kinda like my commercially built expedition weight NDK
: Greenlander, it's a nice rugged boat, but it weighs around 65 lbs, awfully
: heavy for a fiberglass boat. Darned near indestrutable though.

NDK has done a very good job of marketing the idea that their layup is "darned near indestructable." I've seen a good number of NDK boats broken and they fail quite easily. They would actually be stronger if they used a lighter layup - less gelcoat, more/better glass. Their standard layup is quite brittle.

A stripper or S&G boat in the 45 lb range is generally comparable in load-to-catastophic-failure terms when compared to a 65 lbs glass boat. A wood-cored boat may sustain initial damage more easily in the form of deep scratches or bruises, but it takes a substantial hit to actually break bits off.

A scratch on a wood boat looks a lot worse than a scratch on a gel-coated boat, but the damage is superficial. Real damage takes more effort.

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Peter Sebbage -- 4/17/2009, 9:39 am
Most Durable Boat is SOF
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/19/2009, 11:42 am
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Brian Nystrom -- 4/18/2009, 3:47 pm
SOF Abuse *LINK*
Simeon -- 4/17/2009, 11:16 pm
Re: SOF Abuse *Pic*
John D. -- 4/20/2009, 2:38 pm
Re: SOF Abuse
Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2009, 2:09 am
Re: SOF Abuse
skiffrace -- 4/18/2009, 9:07 pm
Re: SOF Abuse
John D. -- 4/19/2009, 7:33 pm
Re: SOF Abuse
Bill Hamm -- 4/19/2009, 12:59 am
Re: SOF Abuse
Ken Blanton -- 4/19/2009, 5:10 pm
Re: SOF Abuse
Bill Hamm -- 4/20/2009, 12:54 am
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Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundary7zv7J4qD9e4fol -- 4/17/2009, 1:59 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2009, 10:37 am
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/17/2009, 4:02 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Chris Sperry -- 4/18/2009, 4:39 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Brian Nystrom -- 4/19/2009, 3:54 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength *Pic*
Chris Sperry -- 4/19/2009, 6:04 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength *Pic*
Chris Sperry -- 4/19/2009, 6:13 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Brian Nystrom -- 4/20/2009, 10:00 am
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Chris Sperry -- 4/20/2009, 9:20 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Ken Blanton -- 4/17/2009, 6:17 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Brian Nystrom -- 4/18/2009, 3:45 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Ken Blanton -- 4/18/2009, 4:45 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Brian Nystrom -- 4/19/2009, 3:42 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Ken Blanton -- 4/19/2009, 6:00 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Brian Nystrom -- 4/20/2009, 9:58 am
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2009, 2:08 am
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2009, 4:58 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Brian Nystrom -- 4/18/2009, 3:37 pm
Re: Off Topic: Relative Boat Strength
Bill Hamm -- 4/19/2009, 12:51 am