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g2d must be busy this weekend.
Posted by: guideboatguy on Feb-03-13 12:20 AM (EST)

According to him, the idea that exposed Kevlar absorbs water is a myth, and I believe him. The idea is, in a properly made boat the fabric is fully saturated with resin, and thus, there is no unoccupied volume within it. In fact, other stuff I've heard would suggest that in a poorly made boat, there is far too much resin, so that not only is the fabric saturated, but there is excess material serving no purpose. It doesn't make sense to me that there'd be an opposite extreme, where the weave of the fabric has available space within it. The whole idea is to squish resin into the weave during construction, right?

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Graphite vs Kevlar UltraLight - duckhunter - Jan-30-13 4:59 PM
- If it was me I would get the ultralight - Jackl - Jan-30-13 6:55 PM
  - Whether it is more delicate depends on - g2d - Feb-01-13 2:46 PM
    - We have three J boats, and three tandems - Jackl - Feb-01-13 4:37 PM
      - It must depend on what layup Wenonah - g2d - Feb-02-13 12:33 AM
      - And I will state "Categorically" - Jackl - Feb-02-13 9:46 AM
        
        So, they could have done the "carbon" - g2d - Feb-02-13 11:58 AM
        
        different usage - CEWilson - Feb-02-13 1:44 PM
        
        Yeah, the first guy to run the marathon - g2d - Feb-02-13 5:27 PM
        
        And he was slightly... - canoeswithduckheads - Feb-04-13 9:20 AM
  - Graphite vs Kev-Lite - BPD - Feb-05-13 9:59 AM
    - Sorry, but - CEWilson - Feb-05-13 4:54 PM
      - Agreed - BPD - Feb-05-13 9:14 PM
        
        Not! - CEWilson - Feb-06-13 11:22 AM
        
        Fair Enough - BPD - Feb-06-13 3:29 PM
        
        Anectodal UL experience - kayamedic - Feb-06-13 7:30 PM
- UL - beaverjack - Jan-30-13 7:06 PM
- Some combo of both - CEWilson - Jan-30-13 11:25 PM
  - which other brands other then swift ? - lennart - Jan-31-13 12:50 AM
    - others - CEWilson - Jan-31-13 9:04 AM
      - thanks for the info - lennart - Jan-31-13 12:08 PM
- Funny... - jhb8426 - Jan-31-13 12:48 AM
  - Synthetic rails? - duckhunter - Jan-31-13 8:26 AM
    - Rail durability - CEWilson - Jan-31-13 8:58 AM
- Weigh it - magooch - Feb-02-13 10:10 AM
  - g2d must be busy this weekend. - guideboatguy - Feb-03-13 12:20 AM
    - Composites and Water Absorbtion - BPD - Feb-05-13 10:05 AM
      - Osmosis - CEWilson - Feb-05-13 11:59 AM
      - BPD, I think you'll find that there are - g2d - Feb-07-13 12:00 AM
  - Think about how many high end canoe - g2d - Feb-04-13 2:41 PM
- My experience - rblturtle - Feb-07-13 7:47 AM