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Material: sandwich core material
By:dave
Date: 1/25/2008, 5:06 pm

I guess wood has a lot going for it and I'm sure this is another question discussed in the past but...

Plywood seems to be stronger than "natural" wood against direct impacts due to the plys, and I guess foam cores have also been used (surfboard construction is going thru a phase now since the foam is not environmentally friendly) but has anyone used some type of plastic strips to strip build a kayak? Most people seem to go on "expeditions" with a plastic kayak maybe for greater peace of mind.

Maybe thick, sort of stiff, rubber instead of wood as a core, with something other than epoxy? And is there nothing other than varnish or paint to provide uv protection? Polyurethanes are cheaper but sound not as user friendly overall. Spreadable, cheap, silicon rubber would be nice. Wood looks nice and all but...

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dave -- 1/25/2008, 5:06 pm
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Dave Houser -- 1/28/2008, 7:23 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/27/2008, 12:30 pm
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Acors -- 1/27/2008, 10:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 1:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 1:34 am
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Chris Ostlind -- 1/26/2008, 12:27 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/28/2008, 3:52 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 1/29/2008, 5:48 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/30/2008, 2:24 pm
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dave -- 1/29/2008, 8:12 pm
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Charlie -- 1/28/2008, 6:32 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/29/2008, 10:34 am
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Charlie -- 1/29/2008, 1:01 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/29/2008, 1:33 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/29/2008, 3:49 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/30/2008, 1:57 pm
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Aaron H -- 1/29/2008, 4:23 pm
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Niven -- 1/26/2008, 3:04 am
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Reg Lake -- 1/26/2008, 12:56 am
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Charlie -- 1/25/2008, 11:54 pm
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dave -- 1/25/2008, 5:26 pm
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dave. -- 1/26/2008, 5:58 pm
DAVE! Step away from the glue. *NM*
Reg Lake -- 1/26/2008, 8:06 pm
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dave. -- 1/26/2008, 6:04 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/25/2008, 7:44 pm