Message-Id: <m0uJmBb-000FarC@island.islandnet.com>
Date: Wed, 15 May 96 12:24 PDT
From: islandnet.com!cbear@imagelan.com (Charles Patterson)
To: baidarka@imagelan.com
Subject: nylon skin
To: baidarka@imagelan.com
Subject: nylon skin
Reply-To: cbear@Islandnet.com (Charles Patterson)
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hn|- I'm curious as to why a double hatch boat needs the heavier skin. |- I don't think a double will necessarily get rougher use than a
|- single hatch. In my experience boats get the most abuse (barring
|- the occasional seal launch) when lifted on and off cars or when
|- dragged up the beach. The heavier the boat the more likely it is
|- to be dragged, dropped or bumped when being lifted. Using the
|- heavier skin puts extra material where it is not needed- the deck-
|- as well as the hull. At what point does the added weight off set
|- the added durability? I think strategic reinforcement makes more
|- sense.
Interesting question you have posed, Paul.. I have been wondering
about this myself.. I am planning on constructing the 6.6m this year and
noted that there is about only about 7 lbs difference in material using
14oz versus 26oz.. is this enough to swing desire for weight reduction
to 14oz?.. In either case, the point raised about using more keel wear
strip on both keel and stringers has definite merit IMHO.. plus the
weave pattern is different for the two weights..my samples show that the
heavier material appears to have more capability to adjust to various
contours and demands.
|-
|- paul macintyre
Regards... ()__() from an Island
Charles ( oo ) in the Pacific
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