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Re: So... what?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/8/2007, 5:07 am
In Response To: So... what? (HenkA)

: It doesn't mean much without looking at strength too. Of course you can make
: a boat very light but what if it breaks when the first big wave hits?
: Rather than breaking boats why not look at Sam McFaddens's destructive
: test results of strip vs. S&G in one of the other threads (I copied the
: links from Glen Smith's response, thanks Glen):
: http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/Building/Testing/
: http://www.thag-o-mizer.net/

: Henk

Over the years I've seen some really rough jobs done with both strippers (more rarely) and stitch and glue kayaks and I've yet to see one fail. Even those that had really bad glass jobs seem to be pretty rugged.

Most kayaks are never loaded anywhere near their designed maximum loads, so the stresses are pretty low compared to what they are designed to handle.

What kind of use are you planning on anyway?

Bill H.

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Robert N Pruden -- 10/5/2007, 7:29 pm
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William Cruz -- 10/9/2007, 1:46 pm
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Stephen P -- 10/7/2007, 11:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2007, 5:09 am
So... what?
HenkA -- 10/7/2007, 11:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2007, 5:07 am
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HenkA -- 10/8/2007, 11:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2007, 2:45 am
How much does your kayak weigh? *Pic*
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