Does a full deck fabric inlay add strength?

General Discussion
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So I’m building a board for a friend of my daughter’s who wants a full deck cloth inlay, until she changes her mind.  To keep weight down I was hoping to reduce the glassing schedule on the deck slightly.  Will the full deck fabric inlay add any strength against the predicted knee, elbow and face dings?

2

I think it does add some strength, but I don’t think it adds enough to eliminate a layer of glass. I also don’t think it adds enough weight to be a problem for the average surfer.

3

All true.

4

Depend wich fabric it is. Cotton, pet, flax… wich weight ?

5

For minimum weight gain, use a lightweight silk.

6

Thanks guys!  Lightweight kid anyway.  I’ll probabky just stick to 6E/4S deck + whatever fabric she chooses.

7

Haha, I love the ‘face dings’ mention.