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Re: Durability

Posted By: Ian Johnston
Date: Monday, 22 January 2001, at 3:01 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Buying Kayak without tryout (Tim Mattson)

Hi Tim,

: I am not familiar with the boats you listed, but I wanted to reply any way
: and correct one comment you made. Plastic boats are not more durable than
: glass boats. If its durability you want, then buy a kevlar boat.

I found this comment interesting. In my experience kevlar is used to save weight only and this is done by making the hull and deck thinner. Because of this a kevlar and fiberglass boat have roughly the same strength.

As for durability, a plastic boat will stand up to the rigors of hard landings on rocky shores and to being bragged over all types of terrain far better than glass or kevlar.

I would be interested to know how your experience differs from mine in this department because I have always told people if they wanted a boat that could take some abuse they should get a plastic one. Maybe I have been steering them wrong all along.

Thanks in advance,

Ian

Messages In This Thread

Buying Kayak without tryout
Ron -- Saturday, 20 January 2001, at 7:52 p.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
Tim Mattson -- Saturday, 20 January 2001, at 9:54 p.m.

Re: Durability
Ian Johnston -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 3:01 a.m.

Re: Durability
Tom -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 10:12 a.m.

Re: Durability
Tim Mattson -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 10:52 a.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
Tom -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 10:10 a.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
Paul nevels -- Sunday, 28 September 2003, at 8:45 p.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
Mark -- Saturday, 20 January 2001, at 11:04 p.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
FBC -- Sunday, 21 January 2001, at 11:41 a.m.

Re: Some Experience Here.
Ian Johnston -- Sunday, 21 January 2001, at 2:55 p.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
Joan Spinner -- Sunday, 21 January 2001, at 9:21 p.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
Hugh -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 11:26 a.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
Mark Drozda -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 11:51 a.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
mike M -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 7:31 p.m.

Re: Buying a CD Kayak
Ray -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 11:56 a.m.

Re: Buying
dave mcadoo -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 1:30 p.m.

Re: Buying Kayak without tryout
J. Byrne -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 3:36 p.m.

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