: Hello All,
: The Guilly is finished but I will be putting a skeg in it this spring, I have
: the skeg box made but I thought for any abrasion resistance some lexan
: type plastic would be nice. I thought anout carbon fibre but after adding
: up the receipts I realize I am way over budget on this thing and it seems
: plastic would be the cheap way to go. Where in the Minneapolis are is some
: plastic available? Is Lexan the stuff to use?
: Any help would be greatly appreciated.
: Dave

I'm sure you can find it in Minneapolis, but you can get many kinds of plastics and information about them from http://www.mcmaster.com/ . Click on plastics under the category of raw materials at the bottom of the page. Lexan is a brand of polycarbonate, so you'll find it under that plastic. Check out UHMW polyethylene (UHMW stands for ultra high molecular weight, so it does not really make sense to call it just that without the PE, but in some places you'll find it listed that way.) UHMW-PE is strong, and it's slippery like Teflon, but is MUCH cheaper. It might be good as a skeg, and it certainly would be a good choice in anti-abrasion applications.