Composite Canoe Mfgs that use epoxy resin?

[Guest]

Taking this to a separate thread in hopes that Canoe Trippers know of other composite manufacturers that use epoxy resin in their construction. The incomplete list so far:

Souris River
Hellman
Savage River

Add ‘em if you know ‘em.

 

[BWCA66]

Hellman uses ecopoxy, a plant based no voc product.

 

[Guest]

Hellman uses ecopoxy, a plant based no voc product.

I think (not certain) that Hellman used regular epoxy resin before switching to Ecopoxy.

Likewise Bluewater may have used epoxy. I have found references to epoxy resin in old Bluewater info, and sometimes just “special resin”.

 

[Mp214parks]

Sorry for my ignorance. Can you explain the relevance. ?

thanks.

 

[Canotrouge]

I think (not certain) that Hellman used regular epoxy resin before switching to Ecopoxy.

Likewise Bluewater may have used epoxy. I have found references to epoxy resin in old Bluewater info, and sometimes just “special resin”.

Hellman did use Westsystem before using Ecopoxy!

 

[Guest]

Sorry for my ignorance. Can you explain the relevance. ?

A thread about refinishing the bottom of a worn hull using Vinylester epoxy sparked my interest about which manufacturers use(d) epoxy resin in their construction. Most use Vinylester resin; Vinylester over Vinylester works fine, epoxy over Vinylester works fine, Vinylester over epoxy is not recommended.

I am curious about all things canoe, especially modern hull construction. Not just canoe; a fair number of high end sea kayak manufacturers use epoxy resin in their builds, and now I’m curious about why that is so.

 

[Guest]

Don't know any more, but the two savage river boats I owned were very tough!

 

[Guest]

Add to list, Nighthawk Canoe uses epoxy.

Swift’s website confusingly mentions “The laminate is fused together with a high impact, flexible Epoxy Vinylester resin system”. Say what?