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Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
By:Erez
Date: 8/28/2010, 10:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber (Bill Hamm)

: Got lots of good posts on the subject, won't add to that, big
: question though is how are you planning on using these high
: priced fibers?

: Bill H.

Good question.

I don't intend to use them at all.
I listened to the posts and made my decision:
FG is the best composition of price - strength - weight for a person
with my level of income (which is ZERO ! ).

Even thought the pricy materials are stronger than FG,
FG is still very strong, and we all experienced its strength
on our stripper/S&G boats .

I plan my next boat to be a SOF folder ,
and the little reinforcing cloth I plan to use on it is going to be FG .
Now don't give me a lecture about skins - I said "reinforcing cloth" - and I mean for the joints.
The skin is a different issue.

And having mentioned my level of income - anybody looking for a Sys Admin
in Toronto - Ontario (GTA) ?

Erez

Messages In This Thread

Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Erez -- 8/27/2010, 1:11 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Bill Hamm -- 8/28/2010, 12:50 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Erez -- 8/28/2010, 10:52 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2010, 12:42 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Brian Nystrom -- 8/27/2010, 11:32 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Mike Savage -- 8/27/2010, 5:09 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Sam McFadden -- 8/27/2010, 4:01 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Brian Nystrom -- 8/28/2010, 8:32 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Sam McFadden -- 8/28/2010, 1:00 pm
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Greywuuf -- 8/27/2010, 2:33 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
Brian Nystrom -- 8/27/2010, 10:48 am
Re: Material: Kevlar and (vs) carbon fiber
greywuuf -- 8/27/2010, 10:56 am