Further cheapening of the Royalex "recipe"? They are going to
cheapen/ change themselves out of the market.

Hey, does anyone build a decent whtiewater boat in composites any
more? Remember the Wenonah Edge?

-Dan V.

On 25 May 2004 08:23:02 -0700, (Mike McCrea)
wrote:


I wonder in fact if there was yet another, more recent, change in the
composition of Royalex sheets. Our newest canoes all developed similar
depressions after just a few river runs, and many of those "bruises"
(which are noticable only on the exterior skin of the ABS) were along
the chines where the boat pressed up against some obstruction. Those
bruises or depressions have never popped back out after full
sun/warmth exposure.

More and more I appreciate pre-90 Royalex; our canoes from the 80's
are much tougher and take a licking without bruising. Our canoes from
the early and mid 90's are less hardy, and our newest Royalex boats
are wimps compared to the durability of the old Royalex.