Re: How to Choose the Right Used Boat to Fix It Up?

> fiberglass is an OK material for boats. after owning a few that had a
> balsa core, I'd never do that again. with age and previous owners, you
> can end up with balsa/sponge core---suitable for a land fill.

I hear you. This means I need to avoid those "fiberglass" boats that
have too little fiberglass. Now, I just need to be able to tell which
one is "true" fiberglass boat and which one is not.

> I wrote to "This Old Boat" magazine to see if they ever did a story or
> put together a list of solid fiberglass boats. the answer was, "no".
> good research project.

I guess they didn't want to hurt their revenue from advertising.

> talked to a fellow who had just put a new
> transducer in a Fischer motorsailer, he said he was amazed to drill away
> and find the hull to be an inch and a half thick, solid glass. yeah!

Seem like the Fisher Motorsailer is a sailing boat from 1970's. I guess
they still didn't figure out how to cut corner back then.

Nice to talk with you and have a great weekend.

Jay Chan

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