Advantages: PriLiteboatsareapprox.20%lighterthancomparablekayaks
madeofHTP.Atthesametimethere
isaclearadvantageregardingstabi-
litycomparedtoGFKor
Carbon/Aramide.
Repairs/Care:Superficialscratches
canbepolishedoffwithaspecial
paste,availableinspecializedshops.
LargerrepairsaremadewithEpoxi.
Theinsideoftheboatshouldnotbe
permanentlyexposedtosun(store
upsidedown!). GFK: ThefibrematsofourGFK-kayaksmainlyconsistofglassfibres,
whichareverystiff,butstillfavou-
rableincost.KayaksmadeofGFKare
comparabletothePriLiteboatswith
regardtotheirweight. Care: HTP-boatshellsareverysturdyandalreadypossessapermanent
protectionagainstUV-rays.Therefore
theyneednotreatmentwith
vanishes,waxorothercaremate-
rials.

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MATERIALANDCHARACTERISTICSOFPRIJONKAYAKS

HIGH-PERFORMANCETHERMOPLASTFortheproductionofitsworld-famousHTP-kayaks,PRIJONisusinga
specialPE,calledHTP.Thismaterialcanonlybeusedinblow-mouldingandnotinroto-moulding,asusedbyotherproducersofkayaks.ThemoleculechainsofHTPareapproxi-
mately10timeslongerthanthoseof
rotatingPE.Thismakestheboathulls
stiffer,lighterandlesssusceptibleto
abrasion.
HTP-kayakshaveclearadvantages
regardingformstability,abrasionand
boatweight,comparedtokayaks
madeofrotatedPE.HTPisveryenvi-
ronmentallyfriendly.Whenitisrecy-
cled,therearenopoisonousgasesor
residues;itisgroundwaterneutral
andfreeofheavymetals. LAMINATE
Laminatedkayaksaremadebyhand
inthetraditionalway.Theyaremore
sensitivetocontactwiththeground
comparedtoboatsmadeofHTPor
PriLite,andshouldthereforebe
predominantlyusedinfree-flowing
waters.PRIJONisofferingthetwo
materialvarietiesofGFKand
Carbon/Aramide. PRILITE
ForPriLiteboats,theABS-combina-
tionplates,sealedwithUV-resistant
perspex,arepulledintothehot
moulds,whichhaveatemperatureof
approximately80degrees,ina
computerizedprocess,usingheat
andvacuum.
Theupperandlowerpartsofthe
boatareinseparablyjoinedtogether
byadouble-sidedU-profile.This
profileadditionallystrengthensthe
sidesofthekayakagainstimpact.
Themountingofdeckmountingsand
interiorfittingsarethoroughlydone
byhand,asonallPrijonboats. Care/Repairs: Iftheboathullshouldgetdamaged,specializedshops
providerepairsetsmatchingthe
material.

+20%reductionofweightcomparedtoacompa-
rableHTP-kayak
+Elegantshape
+Simplehandlingoutsidethewater-MoresusceptibletomechanicalwearandtearthanHTPandPriLite

Carbon/Aramide: Theseboatsmainlyconsistofcarbonand
Aramidefibres,combiningtheexcel-
lentqualitiesofcarbon,whichisvery
hardandgivestheboatitsstiffness
withthequalitiesofAramide,which
isveryshock-proofandprovidesthe
necessaryimpactresistance.The
biggestadvantageofthisconstruc-
tionmethodisclearlytheincredibly
lowweight(upto10kglighterthan
HTP-boats).

+Extremelyhighlevelofmechanicalresilience
+Notsensitivetogroundcontact
+Stiffandformstablewhenpaddlinginarcticor
tropicalregions-Comparablyhighweight +LighterthanHTP+MoresturdythanGFK/CarbonAramide-MoresusceptibletomechanicalwearandtearthanHTP +Thelightestboat,25%lessweightthanaHTP-kayak+Elegantshape-MoresusceptibletomechanicalwearandtearthanHTPandPriLite
MechanicallydurableThermallydurableNotsensitivetogroundimpactWeight/Handling HTP GFK Carbon/Aramid PriLite

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