Boat Builders...what do you say to this theory???
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:59 pm
From paddling.net
"Friends and I discovered this phenomenon years ago when we began using our fragile wood-strip solo canoes in rapids. Adding extra layers of fiberglass to the bottom of our boats added extra weight but little security.
Ultimately, we observed that the strips always broke inward-"green stick breaks". We responded by adding a football-shaped reinforcing layer of fiberglass (and later Kevlar) to the inside hull. Problem solved."
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"Friends and I discovered this phenomenon years ago when we began using our fragile wood-strip solo canoes in rapids. Adding extra layers of fiberglass to the bottom of our boats added extra weight but little security.
Ultimately, we observed that the strips always broke inward-"green stick breaks". We responded by adding a football-shaped reinforcing layer of fiberglass (and later Kevlar) to the inside hull. Problem solved."
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