On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:05:17 -0400, Steve Cramer
wrote:

Corelite seems to be a polyethylene (kayaks are made of high density
polyethelene), which is tough stuff.

Tough in some respects, for sure. However, my impression is that it is
softer than, say, ABS, and therefore more prone to deep scratching.
That's not usually a problem if the hull is thick enough. But I
suspect that the thickness of the outer skin of this Corelite is
probably quite thin. One of the main selling-points of the material is
that hulls made of it are lighter than hulls with similar rigidity
made of solid plastic. I assume they can only achieve increased
lightness by using less plastic.

Al D