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Re: Extreme temp changes & poly kayaks
By:Nolan Penney
Date: 10/2/1998, 10:23 am
In Response To: Extreme temp changes & poly kayaks (David Baranoski)

I'll second Marks advise. Polyprop will not die from temperature cycles, but you can break it by trying to flex it when cold. Off hand, without looking up the data, I don't think you'll have any problems with cold cracks at normal freezing temperatures or a bit below. I think it's only down around 0 degrees F that cold dangers become real. Fwiw, I know several folks who winter kayak in their plastic kayaks.

I'll also second (very loudly) that UV is the killer. As is ozone. Letting the kayak set in the back yard for days on end is what will kill the plastic, making it very brittle.

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Extreme temp changes & poly kayaks
David Baranoski -- 10/1/1998, 2:24 pm
Re: Extreme temp changes & poly kayaks
Nolan Penney -- 10/2/1998, 10:23 am
Re: Extreme temp changes & poly kayaks
Nick Schade -- 10/1/1998, 8:56 pm
Re: Extreme temp changes & poly kayaks
Mark Kanzler -- 10/3/1998, 12:17 am
Re: Extreme temp changes & poly kayaks
Mark Kanzler -- 10/1/1998, 5:28 pm