Paddlin_Bill wrote on Apr 7^th, 2009 at 4:42am:

When you guys drilled the holes in the kevlar for the bowlines, did you have any trouble with the kevlar strands binding up or anything else to deal with? I think I'm going to try this on my prism.

If the layup / curing was done properly, there should be no strands to twist up on a drill bit. If you do get this "dry glass," it is a structural defect and the factory should replace the canoe (if you didn't void the warranty by drilling through it). You should be able to get right through it without any trouble.

At least, that's my take. I'm not experienced with kevlar, but I worked in a composites factory making wind turbine blades for a little over two years. Repairing dry glass and cosmetic defects for final inspection was my part of the process.

Anyone ever done something similar to a Royalex canoe?