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Benjammin 08-04-2015 10:13 AM

Carbon Fiber Wrapped
 
Why would someone carbon fiber wrap a kayak? Could this possible hide any problems with the hull?

ful-rac 08-04-2015 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benjammin (Post 236337)
Why would someone carbon fiber wrap a kayak? Could this possible hide any problems with the hull?

...For looks.

Sure it could hide problems with the hull.

You got any pictures you want to share of it?

Zed 08-04-2015 10:49 AM

It makes it lighter. Wrap in carbon and all that carbon cloth n resin will take pounds off the total weight.

Benjammin 08-04-2015 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ful-rac (Post 236342)
...For looks.

Sure it could hide problems with the hull.

You got any pictures you want to share of it?

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/for/5156000104.html

ful-rac 08-04-2015 11:29 AM

Most likely it was done just for looks...I hope your not thinking it's real carbon fibre cause it's not...it's just a big sticker with a carbon fiber pattern printed on it. Shouldn't effect anything...or maybe zeds right...?

Dave Legacy 08-04-2015 11:40 AM

That's just CF-style vinyl. Vinyl wrapping stuff for aesthetics is pretty popular these days.

Zed 08-04-2015 12:07 PM

Seriously though. My dad did wrap his prowler keel in some carbon cloth. And that really strenthened that weak point. It scratched concrere after that mod.

But the PA is wrapped like a surface iron or a taco truck most likely.
Quote:

Vinyl wrapping stuff for aesthetics is pretty popular these days.
Bingo.

octico 08-04-2015 12:28 PM

Fish really dig the carbon fiber ... everybody knows that!

Hunters Pa 08-04-2015 01:37 PM

To attract lightening strikes. They recharge the ff and bait tank batteries

Bert Vega 08-04-2015 02:12 PM

its a cover up for a bad sticker or something. Like those guys with the 6" wide black bar all the way around their arms.


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