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Re: Other: damage *LINK*
By:Glen Smith
Date: 8/15/2003, 4:54 pm
In Response To: Other: damage (john)

: anyone know of any repository of information on homebuilt kayak damage,
: failure, survival? a previous flamer suggested that the ONLY way to assess
: the layup of a kayak was through engineering analysis. i think empiric
: data (even though it is anectdotal) is also very useful. an analysis of
: any incident that caused damage, and an attempt to related it to the type
: of kayak construction/layup/ etc. could help in understanding the limits
: of durability of what we build. additionally, significant accidents where
: little or no significant damage occurred could also be useful. the fact
: that many of you are putting your kayaks thru harsh day to day use with
: few reports of damage suggests that the building methods are satisfactory,
: but more details would be helpful. perhaps a collection such as in
: "deep trouble" or "accidents in north american
: mountaineering"

: fwiw
: john

What???? You mean you haven't seen Robert Pruden's damaged kayak? Maybe this link will work.

Robert Pruden's rebuild

Messages In This Thread

Other: damage
john -- 8/15/2003, 3:19 pm
Re: Other: damage
Randy Oswald -- 8/18/2003, 5:17 pm
Re: Other: damage
Randy Oswald -- 8/18/2003, 5:20 pm
Re: Other: damage
john -- 8/17/2003, 11:51 am
Re: Other: damage
Mike Hanks -- 8/17/2003, 9:51 pm
Re: Other: damage
john -- 8/19/2003, 1:32 am
Re: Other: damage
Mike Hanks -- 8/19/2003, 9:22 am
Re: Other: damage *NM*
Mike Hanks -- 8/17/2003, 9:06 pm
Re: Other: damage
yakman -- 8/16/2003, 11:09 am
Re: Other: damage
Paul Probus -- 8/18/2003, 12:55 pm
Re: Other: damage
Jim Pace -- 8/18/2003, 2:13 pm
Re: Other: damage
Paul Probus -- 8/19/2003, 1:20 pm
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C. Fronzek -- 8/16/2003, 3:44 pm
Re: Other: damage
yakman -- 8/16/2003, 4:49 pm
Re: Other: damage
Brian Nystrom -- 8/19/2003, 12:57 pm
Re: Other: damage, in more ways than one
Mike Hanks -- 8/16/2003, 6:15 pm
Re: Other: damage, in more ways than one
jimkozel -- 8/17/2003, 11:19 am
Re: Other: damage, in more ways than one
Tom Yost -- 8/18/2003, 2:56 pm
Re: WELL SAID, Jim! *NM*
Steve Frederick -- 8/17/2003, 6:05 pm
Re: Other: damage, in more ways than one
yakman -- 8/17/2003, 2:30 pm
Re: Anonymity and hostility
Shawn Baker -- 8/17/2003, 11:42 pm
Well said, Shawn *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- 8/19/2003, 12:49 pm
Re: Other: damage, in more ways than one
Rehd -- 8/17/2003, 3:47 pm
I'm With you, Jim-IDENTIFY Or take a HIKE *NM*
Charles Leach -- 8/17/2003, 1:42 pm
dito! *NM*
Danny -- 8/17/2003, 12:55 pm
Exactly *NM*
Ted Henry -- 8/17/2003, 12:34 pm
Re: Other: Engineering analysis *LINK*
Brad Farr -- 8/16/2003, 12:21 am
Re: Other: damage *LINK*
Glen Smith -- 8/15/2003, 4:54 pm
Re: Other: damage
Ryan -- 8/15/2003, 6:31 pm
Re: Other: damage
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/15/2003, 9:37 pm
Re: Other: damage
Bill Price -- 8/15/2003, 3:49 pm