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Default Wood vs Fiberglass

On Tue, 11 May 2004 12:11:00 UTC, (William
R. Watt) wrote:

people who like the appearance and feel of wood and the lower maintenance of
fibreglass cover wood boats with clear fibreglass


The way any stripbuilt kayak is made. Plywoods are in general only
covered on the seems with glass, and painted with epoxy all over.

The point of gentlemanly contention is the issue of strength and durability
of wood compared with a fiberglass boat. Any stats or web sites that would
settle this for us?


oneoceankayaks.com - though he might not be intirely impartial, he's
well worth consulting.
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