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Re: Wood is good
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 10/6/2014, 8:16 pm
In Response To: Re: Wood is good (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

I speculate that the impact of the wave compressed the front deck down. It looks like this caused the coaming ring to crack and separate from the deck. This would have allowed the whole bow to fold up, breaking it off.

On a lot of commercial glass boats, the coaming is just 'bonded' to the hull with a putty- sometimes polyester-based. I've certainly heard of commercial boats which had the coaming 'come loose'.

I certainly will do my best to never get into conditions that can destroy my kayak, but if it happens I think I'd prefer to have the boat break in half vs 'fold'. Glass and wood will both break. An aluminum framed folder could be a different situation.

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Strip: order of ops
Phil -- 10/4/2014, 9:34 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Marc Upchurch -- 10/5/2014, 5:58 am
Re: Strip: order of ops
Nick R. -- 10/5/2014, 6:41 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/5/2014, 9:06 am
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Phil -- 10/5/2014, 10:55 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/5/2014, 11:08 am
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Phil -- 10/5/2014, 1:51 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/5/2014, 3:40 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/5/2014, 5:11 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2014, 2:51 am
Re: Strip: order of ops
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/6/2014, 1:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/6/2014, 1:24 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/6/2014, 1:46 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Etienne Muller -- 10/6/2014, 4:28 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/6/2014, 8:02 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2014, 5:43 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/6/2014, 2:50 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/6/2014, 3:12 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Etienne Muller -- 10/6/2014, 4:31 pm
Re: Wood is good
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/6/2014, 6:11 pm
Re: Wood is good
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/6/2014, 8:16 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Dan Thaler -- 10/6/2014, 8:24 pm
Re: Strip: order of ops
Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2014, 5:45 pm