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Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber on the Inside
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 12/2/2011, 3:21 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Carbon Fiber on the Inside (Robert N Pruden)

: I managed to split my kevlar-lined hull (inside cockpit) a couple
: of years ago. Seems nothing will be perfect. No other thoughts.

: Robert N Pruden

The only time I ever cracked a strip hull was when it blew off the car onto the concrete of the pier. 6oz glass inside and outside.
I got a crack about Nine inches long on the bilge area in the middle of the boat exactly where it impacted. The crack went right through the outside layer of glass, but the wood was fine and I could find no damage at all on the inside glass layer which puzzled me at the time.

I concluded that the timber probably absorbed and dissipated the shockwave through the hull saving itself and the inner layer?

Et

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Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2011, 9:57 am
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Charlie -- 11/30/2011, 10:51 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/30/2011, 1:23 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2011, 3:37 pm
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StephenHJ -- 11/30/2011, 1:37 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2011, 3:38 pm
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ScottBaxter -- 11/30/2011, 7:22 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/30/2011, 11:22 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/1/2011, 1:59 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/1/2011, 6:30 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/1/2011, 1:57 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/1/2011, 2:03 pm
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Allan -- 12/1/2011, 4:51 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/1/2011, 5:28 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 12/1/2011, 6:55 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/2/2011, 3:21 am
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Kirk Briggs -- 12/3/2011, 9:44 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/9/2011, 2:30 pm