Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:57:32 -0400, HK wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:
Northwest 42’s are vacuum infused composite construction...

Yeah, so are some lightweight canoes. What, exactly, is the
lamination schedule on this Nordhavn knockoff?

Harry, the article was written for the enjoyment of us who just want to
read about new boats. It wasn't written to answer all the questions of a
fiberglass engineer such as yourself.

How about every 37 minutes as the schedule?


"infused composite" isn't necessarily "fiberglass." My canoe, as I
said, is infused composite. It isn't fiberglass.

Got it?

Harry,
Chuck will never write a review of a boat that will meet your
expectations. You will never read a review in any magazine that meets
your expectations. It is best if you ignore his reviews, like he
suggested. Got it?



Chuck doesn't write boat "reviews." He writes boat advertorials.
Some of us who actually care about boats and know a little about them,
people like me, are intrigued when an unexplained material is being used
in an expensive new boat. Some of us who don't care about boats and no
nothing about them, people like you, don't notice the significance of an
unexplained material used in an expensive new boat.

There are many materials that can be used in "infused" composite
boatbuilding, including carbon fiber, fiberglass, kevlar, even wood
strips. Is the thermosetting material epoxy? Vinylester? It isn't even
clear the hull material is solid, as opposed to cored.