C-Forum

anybody has an technical answer for me concerning dents in royalex.

What material is denting in royalex and what isn't does the curing process have an influence on it or not.
Like i said mine dents easily

Scratches or gouges? Big difference! A scratch is like the scratch on paint. A gouge is where the rock leaves a minor crease in the ABS substrate. Scratches happen. The outer layer of the boat is vinyl. It's not some diamond hard substance. Good news on scratches is 1) they're easy to ignore, and 2...

it is a yellow one

if it is a time thing then it should be cured after 3 years I guess.

after reading that thread
I was wondering if the curing process of royalex still applies when the boat is made 3 years ago.
Has the curing of royalex to do with sunshine or does it also cure in dark rooms without any sun?

Hi, I recently bought me a new paradigm boat from esquif serial number qvvpa003c707 Seems to me that the boat has been made in 2007, so 3 years old already. When I paddled it, the least bit of rock i touched gave me scratches, very deep ones at that. I even managed to get a scratch trough the vinyl ...