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ABS Royalex Royalite durability question (age)
Fellow paddlers;
I have the opportunity to acquire a 10-year old Swift canoe made of Royalite. Apparently, it has been kept in a Canadian garage when not in use. Assuming that the boat is otherwise structurally sound, I am not sure what to expect in terms of durability of the material it is built with. Does Royalex/Royalite deteriorate noticeably over time? Put another way, would a 10-year old boat have lost anything solely due to age? Thanks in advance for any thoughts or experiences you can offer here. Keep on paddlin', Michael |
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ABS Royalex Royalite durability question (age)
My Old Town Tripper is 15+ years old, and I know others that are about the same.
No problem with ABS if it is stored out of the sun. Of course, you specify a Canadian garage, and that may be constructed to block snow but not sun, although mine does both! GaryJ mraycraft wrote: Fellow paddlers; I have the opportunity to acquire a 10-year old Swift canoe made of Royalite. Apparently, it has been kept in a Canadian garage when not in use. Assuming that the boat is otherwise structurally sound, I am not sure what to expect in terms of durability of the material it is built with. Does Royalex/Royalite deteriorate noticeably over time? Put another way, would a 10-year old boat have lost anything solely due to age? |
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ABS Royalex Royalite durability question (age)
On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 09:38:21 GMT, GaryJ wrote:
My Old Town Tripper is 15+ years old, and I know others that are about the same. No problem with ABS if it is stored out of the sun. Mine was old when I bought it in 1988. I even stored it in the sun. It has been reconditioned by the people I gave it to in 1999 (though it was still carrying me on many weekends per year. I had a newer and prettier boat). I do advise keeping it out of the sun, but Old Towns are really durable. If I'd had a clue, I'd have popped a tarp over it on a frame, but by the time I knew about sun, it'd gone so many years so well that I just let it be. Of course, you specify a Canadian garage, and that may be constructed to block snow but not sun, although mine does both! GaryJ mraycraft wrote: Fellow paddlers; I have the opportunity to acquire a 10-year old Swift canoe made of Royalite. Apparently, it has been kept in a Canadian garage when not in use. Assuming that the boat is otherwise structurally sound, I am not sure what to expect in terms of durability of the material it is built with. Does Royalex/Royalite deteriorate noticeably over time? Put another way, would a 10-year old boat have lost anything solely due to age? -- rbc: vixen Fairly harmless Hit reply to email. But strip out the 'invalid.' Though I'm very slow to respond. http://www.visi.com/~cyli |
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ABS Royalex Royalite durability question (age)
Doug Braxton wrote:
lid wrote in message . .. On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 09:38:21 GMT, GaryJ wrote: If I'd had a clue, I'd have popped a tarp over it on a frame, but by the time I knew about sun, it'd gone so many years so well that I just let it be. Tarps are never a good idea over Oltanar / Royalex, even if on a frame. They act like an oven and can separate the layers of ABS. Better just to leave it in full sun I'm presuming the frame would be designed to allow air to circulate under the tarp in which case it's hard to see how the covering could be harmful. My skin sure feels a lot cooler and more comfortable under a tarp when on a hot beach without other source of shade and I'd expect the skin of my canoe or kayak to also stay cooler and UV-protected. |
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ABS Royalex Royalite durability question (age)
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 14:17:41 -0700, Peter
wrote: Doug Braxton wrote: lid wrote in message . .. On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 09:38:21 GMT, GaryJ wrote: If I'd had a clue, I'd have popped a tarp over it on a frame, but by the time I knew about sun, it'd gone so many years so well that I just let it be. Tarps are never a good idea over Oltanar / Royalex, even if on a frame. They act like an oven and can separate the layers of ABS. Better just to leave it in full sun I'm presuming the frame would be designed to allow air to circulate under the tarp in which case it's hard to see how the covering could be harmful. Yep. I know what a tarp directly _on_ stuff can do. My skin sure feels a lot cooler and more comfortable under a tarp when on a hot beach without other source of shade and I'd expect the skin of my canoe or kayak to also stay cooler and UV-protected. -- rbc: vixen Fairly harmless Hit reply to email. But strip out the 'invalid.' Though I'm very slow to respond. http://www.visi.com/~cyli |
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