Generally not recommended. Plastic (in one of it's many forms) is
really best for whitewater for a couple of reasons:

Plastic can scrape and bang along the rocks in the river and not get
hurt. I'd hate to drag a nice kevlar boat over rocks.

Plastic can bend quite a bit, but still has "memory", and will pop back
to original condition. Kevlar/fibreglass will bend to the point of
cracking, and then you're looking at a repair job (if it's salvagable).

M

On 18 Aug 2004 19:03:51 -0700, Steve ] wrote:
WW_Canoe hull materials......
| Hi fellow paddlers...
| Hey after a few years of lean employment...I'm going to get back into
| canoeing.
| Am looking to get into the WW side, can handle any hull in any type of
| FLA****er, but the WW pull is strong;-)(excuse the very small pun).
| I know plastic(in its many forms) is terrific....but would like to
| know if anyone has paddled any flavor of kevlar...or any other light &
| stiff material lately...
|
| thanks....
| Steve


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Max Stevens