Comments on: Pel Kayak Centrum Dragon Boats http://www.dragonglobe.com/dragon-boats/pel-kayak-centrum-dragon-boats/ dragonboat talk for dragonboaters. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:40:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tyrone http://www.dragonglobe.com/dragon-boats/pel-kayak-centrum-dragon-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-5867 Tyrone Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:39:36 +0000 http://www.dragonglobe.com/?p=528#comment-5867 Hi Levi, Thanks for the additional comments as it does clarify some of the things I didn't mention. Also I agree there is really no reason to use carbon or kevlar in a dragonboat because at a minimum weight of 250kg it doesn't make any sense to use such light materials. It's great to get some good feedback! Hi Levi,

Thanks for the additional comments as it does clarify some of the things I didn’t mention. Also I agree there is really no reason to use carbon or kevlar in a dragonboat because at a minimum weight of 250kg it doesn’t make any sense to use such light materials.

It’s great to get some good feedback!

]]> By: Levi http://www.dragonglobe.com/dragon-boats/pel-kayak-centrum-dragon-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-5475 Levi Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:58:11 +0000 http://www.dragonglobe.com/?p=528#comment-5475 A couple of comments. This shell is built by Plastex in Poland and not in the Netherlands. PEL may add the seats and other wood parts but the shell is built in Poland and shipped to the Netherlands for wood work to complete the boat. Second, a few years ago this claim of a kevlar hull by PEL was made and it was discovered that the kevlar was just a cosmetic layer over the top and the boat was basically a fiberglass boat. There is no reason to use carbon or kevlar in a dragon boat since the IDBF MINIMUM weight is 250kg and this minimum weight can easily be accomplished using simple fiberglass construction which keeps the price of dragon boas reasonable for consumers. A couple of comments. This shell is built by Plastex in Poland and not in the Netherlands. PEL may add the seats and other wood parts but the shell is built in Poland and shipped to the Netherlands for wood work to complete the boat. Second, a few years ago this claim of a kevlar hull by PEL was made and it was discovered that the kevlar was just a cosmetic layer over the top and the boat was basically a fiberglass boat. There is no reason to use carbon or kevlar in a dragon boat since the IDBF MINIMUM weight is 250kg and this minimum weight can easily be accomplished using simple fiberglass construction which keeps the price of dragon boas reasonable for consumers.

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