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The idea is if you can reduce weight you can reduce pounding forces. Carbon/Kevlar/ high density foam produces a substantially stronger-tougher hull with less weight than aluminum or steel. In the current marketplace, both carbon fiber and kevlar has gotten relatively cheaper especially as compared to years past, so the choice to use kevlar may have partially been cost savings driven.

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