small boat stability

Discussion in 'Stability' started by archeryrob, Dec 10, 2008.

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  1. rwatson
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    rwatson Senior Member

    No - glass over wood and rocks is not good with rocks etc - DYNEL is much much much stronger. Buy half a metres and do a test panel with Glass V Dynel. The diffference is apparent just by seeing the difference in the cloth beofire applying epoxy.
     
    rwatson, Dec 28, 2008
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  3. robherc
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    I have to agree here, Rob (nice name, by the way)...dynel is a FAR cry from glass. It doesn't give you the reinforcing strength, or stiffness, of fiberglass, and will require a little more care in applying, but it was purpose-made to resist abrasion (i.e. accidental encounters with rocks/shells)
    Here's a URL to a site that has a decent writeup on their imitation Dynel cloth, I don't make any recommendations for who to buy from, but he info is useful ;)
    http://www.jamestowndistributors.co...yName=Dynel&categoryId=625&refine=1&page=GRID
     
    robherc, Dec 31, 2008
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