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Re: A Word of Disent
By:C. Fronzek
Date: 3/29/2003, 2:47 pm
In Response To: Re: All That (Chip Sandresky)

Tom,we've discussed this all before. In my opinion you're bitting off a tough piece.
The reason that we all build in wood or wood glass composits is that it's suitable for backyard one-off construction. Glass,Kevlar,carbon fiber epoxy laminates are difficult,time consuming and almost demand multiple people to complete. In the time that it would take to make a plug (male) mold you could complete a hull using other methods.
If you'd like to read about the process get "Building Your Kevlar Canoe" by James Moran.
And remember, all the big 'glass and plastic paddleboat manufacturers have a one-off facility to make and test their new hulls. These hulls are usually strip-built even tho' many of these folks know 'glass-laminate technology inside out.
Charlie

Messages In This Thread

Material: selection of carbon fiber and epoxies for kayaks
Tom -- 3/28/2003, 10:42 am
Do both
Sam McFadden -- 3/29/2003, 5:33 pm
Re: Material: selection of carbon fiber and epoxie
Chip Sandresky -- 3/28/2003, 4:09 pm
Re: Great description - ditto all that
Scott Ferguson -- 3/28/2003, 6:18 pm
Re: All That
Chip Sandresky -- 3/28/2003, 6:40 pm
Re: A Word of Disent
C. Fronzek -- 3/29/2003, 2:47 pm