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General Category => General American Skier Discussions => Topic started by: daytonakid on July 24, 2011, 03:23:51 PM

Title: fiberglass stringers in American Skiers
Post by: daytonakid on July 24, 2011, 03:23:51 PM

When did they start using fiberglass stringers in American skiers? Bill

Title: Re: fiberglass stringers in American Skiers
Post by: phil on July 24, 2011, 05:42:06 PM

I believe it was around 1987 that they first started using them.

Title: Re: fiberglass stringers in American Skiers
Post by: RonT on July 25, 2011, 08:00:45 AM

Fiberglass floors came first as we didn't have a history of rotten stringers like others. Our stringers were fiberglass wrapped, kiln dried clear Douglass Fir, a much more expensive core than the typical pine or plywood and naturally rot resistant. The glass floors started in a few 1987 models but all 1988 models. The first 100% composite A/S boats didn't come until 1996, Some of the WESMAR built boats (1990-95) did have various types of non-wood cores in the stringers, including some plastic honeycomb.