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gumpus said:

I think the popular Swift Kevlar Fusion lay-up has quite a bit of flexibility in the chines and side areas that aren't supported by the foam core so my guess is that's why they spider crack.

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That's probably a good point about flexibility and spider cracking. I had a Magic in Kevlight layup and it had quite a few spider cracks. As I recall all of them were in the chines/sides where there was no foam core. I don't recall any spider cracks on the bottom of the hull and it went over plenty of rocks and gravel bars. I remember watching one happen when I pulled up to a dock and a wave gently pushed the canoe into a small bracket/bump on the dock. It was a very mild impact but that minimal force was concentrated in a very small area on the side of the canoe. It flexed inward and immediately spider cracked. I was shocked as I wouldn't have even expected a scratch due to that contact.

Alan

I saw an OT Cascade for sale in Alabama

Will Derness said:

I saw an OT Cascade for sale in Alabama

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Thank you, I appreciate the heads up! I actually saw this one a couple of days ago and reached out to him about it. He sent me some pics of the bottom and it was a little more worn than I was willing to make the 9.5 hr drive for. Not terrible, but worn through the vinyl in one of the stems and some decent dents. I would probably want to immediately put skid plates on it and I have too many projects in progress right now to add another. I need this new boat to be worry free for at least a short while lol. If I were closer I might still have gone for it, the price is not bad for the shape it’s in.

Since I’m going used now, I may actually end up with a couple of different boats… will post an update later on one I’m picking up Saturday…