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Re: Material: How light is too light?
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 10/31/2003, 10:13 am
In Response To: Material: How light is too light? (Rich Centola)

Rich--

You'll find very few reports of failures. (Except maybe Rob P's boat) Most people seem to be overbuilding their boats for the conditions they encounter and some have taken their kayaks into extreme conditions. For almost all use, 6 oz. E-glass inside and out seems to be adequate. (For stitch & glue omit the inside cloth and tape just the seams.)

For what it's worth, there is a lunatic fringe that argues that 6 oz. inside and out is dangerously unsafe, but real world experience indicates otherwise.

Follow the designer's recommendations and you won't go far wrong.

Mike Scarborough
Friendship Kayak

Messages In This Thread

Material: How light is too light?
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 8:46 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Tom Page -- 11/5/2003, 2:02 pm
Abrasion protection
Jay Babina -- 11/3/2003, 8:26 am
Re: Abrasion protection
Danny Cox -- 11/3/2003, 8:57 am
Re: Abrasion protection
Jay Babina -- 11/3/2003, 9:24 am
Then again there are some other factors...
Mike and Rikki -- 11/1/2003, 2:37 pm
Consider the soures of stresses and pressure
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/1/2003, 12:53 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 1:28 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Rick R. -- 10/31/2003, 8:31 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Chip Sandresky -- 10/31/2003, 12:42 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
LeeG -- 10/31/2003, 10:18 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Bruce -- 10/31/2003, 10:52 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
C. Fronzek -- 10/31/2003, 1:24 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 2:00 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
pikabike -- 10/31/2003, 2:58 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 3:29 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
LeeG -- 11/3/2003, 9:04 am
Re: To Build Light
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 3:29 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 11:46 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
LeeG -- 10/31/2003, 11:43 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 10:13 am