: Sounds like you'd need a roll of CF sleeve material! I think Soller
: gives bulk discounts. ;) The part I hate about making tubes is
: getting the mandrel out after the sleeve is laminated. It's not
: bad on short sections but lengths for a kayak? Wow. I hate just
: to think about it. Sleeving some solid wood (like white cedar)
: would work also (not as light though). Fun to play...

: Dan

Foam rod :)

Stuff I'm thinking about is used in the concrete industry, called backer foam or backer rod or something like that (I think) friend had a sample years back and it looked really interesting, and it's cheap. Trick is keeping it straight until the resin cures. I've got some ideas but until I try them out I won't recommend a thing.

Bill H.