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Re: cold?..no difference

Posted By: M. Hamilton
Date: Wednesday, 1 November 2000, at 11:25 p.m.

In Response To: Re: cold?..no difference (Ray)

I've noted no issues with kevlar in Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Well built Kevlar graphite hulls are excellent, and for expedition paddling a good choice. If you get nailed by a boomer and smacked into a rock (like my friend some years ago on the WA. coast), your glass hull will break apart and large pieces can break away. A kevlar graphite hull will not do this. Rather the gel coat will crack away, as will the resin, but the cloth will be intact allowing for easier emergency repair. I've used both and prefer the kevlar hulls. They stand up to great abuse and commercial use. I wish Nigel Dennis Kayaks could build a Romany in Kevlar! Aparently they can't do it well, but other local Northwest companies do great work in Kevlar.

Messages In This Thread

Is kevlar more susceptable then glass to cold?
jim -- Tuesday, 31 October 2000, at 9:25 p.m.

Re: cold?..no difference
Ray -- Wednesday, 1 November 2000, at 2:01 p.m.

Re: cold?..no difference
M. Hamilton -- Wednesday, 1 November 2000, at 11:25 p.m.

Re: cold?..no difference
Lee -- Thursday, 2 November 2000, at 12:08 a.m.

Re: cold?..no difference
M. Hamilton -- Thursday, 2 November 2000, at 10:21 a.m.

Kevlar impact resistance
Ray -- Thursday, 2 November 2000, at 2:46 p.m.

Re: Kevlar impact resistance
M. Hamilton -- Friday, 3 November 2000, at 12:16 a.m.

Re: Impact resistance
Ray -- Friday, 3 November 2000, at 8:55 a.m.

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