Additionally its optimal load range is great which falls between 180 and 320 lbs.

Swift canoe durability. A strong lightweight laminate for wilderness trippers who demand tremendous strength and durability. The stylish design and durable body are perfect for those who want a touch of beauty in their canoe. Its red in color.

It was sold to me as a Kevlar boat. This infusion process produces the highest strength to weight ratio and inter-laminate shear strength of any composite hull in the industry. This is a good wilderness tripper.

Swift Kevlar Fusion canoes are built with a urethane resin system for durability and longevity and a thin exterior gel coat for a beautiful finish that incorporates UV protection. Swift Carbon Fusion canoes are built with an outside layer of clear marine gel coat with Carbon Kevlar and Innegra cloth layers sandwiching a durable foam core and rib system. Our consumers and everyone on the Swift Team demand the highest standards of quality in every Swift boat and our production crew takes great pride in achieving these high standards.

Swift Expedition Kevlar canoes are built with a urethane acrylate resin system that does not incorporate exterior gel coat. This infusion process produces the highest inter-laminate shear strength of any composite hull in the industry. Excelling in Fibreglass Kevlar Carbon.

Add to that a very comfortable padded built in balanced portage yoke and it caries nicely. Calgary AB or wherever life takes me I have had a Swift Winisk with a Kevlar Infusion layup for 3 12 years with no issues like this. August 26th 2011 137 pm.

June 26th 2004 242 am Posts. 1 add unwelcome weight to an expensive ultralight canoe 2 have been an automatic costly add-on of questionable value 3 often applied poorly at home and at commercial outlets 4 can slow a boat down by increasing drag I have them on royalex boats used on river trips and even on those boats have some doubts about their essential function. Swift Mattawa that the factory tells me was built in 1998.