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Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/6/2009, 9:24 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Carbon Fiber (Larry C.)

: Bill,
: In all due respect, I disagree.....
: Since Dan presented a picture of what he wanted, I assumed he
: wanted the "look" and the strength of carbon fiber. I
: suggested what I thought was a good method to achieve it. The
: atributes of carbon fiber or carbon/kevlar cloth are well
: documented, especially for a kayak coaming. Also, from my
: experience using carbon fiber/glass layup instead of glass only
: offers a MUCH STRONGER layup that is also less thick, however it
: is more expensive. If using glass only for his repair, I would
: add a layer(s) to the underside of the coaming instead of the
: top, as you suggest.

: There are multiple methods to achieve simalar results, but weight,
: strength, and looks are all considerations of each project.

: Larry C.

Btw, I didn't say to just use glass, though it could certainly be done that way.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Carbon Fiber *PIC*
danp -- 11/26/2009, 12:31 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber *PIC*
Larry C. -- 11/26/2009, 2:04 pm
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 11/27/2009, 12:26 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Larry C. -- 12/5/2009, 7:35 pm
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2009, 9:24 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2009, 1:58 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Larry C. -- 12/6/2009, 5:55 pm
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2009, 12:45 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Roy -- 11/26/2009, 8:09 pm
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
danp -- 11/26/2009, 6:08 pm
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Don Goss -- 11/26/2009, 9:56 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
danp -- 11/26/2009, 10:43 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 11/27/2009, 12:21 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2009, 6:35 am
Re: Material: Carbon Fiber
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2009, 6:32 am