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Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber on the Inside
By:Allan
Date: 12/1/2011, 4:51 pm
In Response To: Strip: Carbon Fiber on the Inside (Bryan Hansel)

: Thoughts?

My first thought is that carbon fibre may look good and may be stiff, but your unfortunate experience suggests that it has some serious limitations in kayak construction.

Apart from the fact that it is hideously expensive, choosing carbon fibre over glass for general construction seems to be a bit like thinking that just because roses smell better than cabbages that they will make better soup. :)

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Strip: Carbon Fiber on the Inside
Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2011, 9:57 am
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Charlie -- 11/30/2011, 10:51 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/30/2011, 1:23 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2011, 3:37 pm
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StephenHJ -- 11/30/2011, 1:37 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2011, 3:38 pm
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ScottBaxter -- 11/30/2011, 7:22 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/30/2011, 11:22 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/1/2011, 1:59 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/1/2011, 6:30 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/1/2011, 1:57 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/1/2011, 2:03 pm
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Allan -- 12/1/2011, 4:51 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/1/2011, 5:28 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 12/1/2011, 6:55 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/2/2011, 3:21 am
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Kirk Briggs -- 12/3/2011, 9:44 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/9/2011, 2:30 pm