Re: Where's the beef?
Here is a link to the master artile list. He has two articles on Hull
Design Defects which also talk about plywood and fiberglass design
defects. I just glanced them over, but he seems to point out the need
for appropriate sized fillets at bulkhead intersections, and other
goodies. Plenty of good reading ahead.
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/articleslist.htm
Paul
Design Defects which also talk about plywood and fiberglass design
defects. I just glanced them over, but he seems to point out the need
for appropriate sized fillets at bulkhead intersections, and other
goodies. Plenty of good reading ahead.
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/articleslist.htm
Paul
--- In bolger@y..., ellengaest@b... wrote:
> Thanks for the link kayaker37..........I suppose that for those who
> have read through the article,plywood and epoxy ain't lookin' so
bad
Thanks for the link kayaker37..........I suppose that for those who
have read through the article,plywood and epoxy ain't lookin' so bad
anymore!
I've gone ahead and printed a few copies of it to bring down to the
club this weekend.I figure I just have to leave it hanging around the
bar for the weekend and who knows.......might"scare" up some offers on
my Micro before too long.:-)......
Peter Lenihan
have read through the article,plywood and epoxy ain't lookin' so bad
anymore!
I've gone ahead and printed a few copies of it to bring down to the
club this weekend.I figure I just have to leave it hanging around the
bar for the weekend and who knows.......might"scare" up some offers on
my Micro before too long.:-)......
Peter Lenihan
--- In bolger@y..., kayaker37@h... wrote:
>
>
> I have a deposit on an Edey and Duff Dovekie, so I decided to do
some
> research on how to tell quality fiberglass work. I came across a
site
> with an article called "Are They Fiberglass Boats Anymore?" by David
> Pascoe , Marine Surveyor.
>
> In the article, he talks of looking over a large field of badly
> damaged boats caught in relatively minor storms. Most of the damage
> was done by very poor workmanship, and he was able to rib the sides
> off some of the boats with only his fingertips. He mentions that
> todays "advanced composite boats" contain little fiberglass, and
lots
> of filler. Anyway, I don't know if this exactly fits the forum or
> not, but if your interested check out the article at
>
>http://www.yachtsurvey.com/Fiberglass_Boats.htm
>
> I have crossposted this to a couple of sites, because I felt it is a
> very good article.
Whoa! An I thought Sea Rays were supposed to be higher quality than
the rest...
I wonder how a boat built out of 1/2" AC Fir or BC pine plywood
sheathed with 6 oz. fiberglass set in epoxy would fare in the
conditions that damaged all the boats in the article? Anyone want to
bet against the plywood boat being more durable?
JB in Kennesaw <><
the rest...
I wonder how a boat built out of 1/2" AC Fir or BC pine plywood
sheathed with 6 oz. fiberglass set in epoxy would fare in the
conditions that damaged all the boats in the article? Anyone want to
bet against the plywood boat being more durable?
JB in Kennesaw <><
--- In bolger@y..., kayaker37@h... wrote:
>
>
> I have a deposit on an Edey and Duff Dovekie, so I decided to do
some
> research on how to tell quality fiberglass work. I came across a
site
> with an article called "Are They Fiberglass Boats Anymore?" by
David
> Pascoe , Marine Surveyor.
>
> In the article, he talks of looking over a large field of badly
> damaged boats caught in relatively minor storms. Most of the damage
> was done by very poor workmanship, and he was able to rib the sides
> off some of the boats with only his fingertips. He mentions that
> todays "advanced composite boats" contain little fiberglass, and
lots
> of filler. Anyway, I don't know if this exactly fits the forum or
> not, but if your interested check out the article at
>
>http://www.yachtsurvey.com/Fiberglass_Boats.htm
>
> I have crossposted this to a couple of sites, because I felt it is
a
> very good article.
Many thanks Kayaker37 for posting this website. I remember the
chopper
gun boats of early fibreglass days which could hardly get out of port
but this revelation takes the cake. One only wishes he could look
over the names represented in that field of boats. The moral of the
story,I guess, is that you have to carefully determine the reputation
of the builder of any fibreglass boat you might be interested in and
then you have to take it on faith. I am presently negotiating the
purchase of a Cape Dory Typhoon and am comfortable with the
reputation
of the old Cape Dory company. As to the revelence to this site I see
a
lot of the people on this site looking for the cheapest way to build
the least amount of boat and the lesson is "cheap doesn't
necessarily pay". Using lauan underlayment or reducing the scantlings
to save cost are equivalent to the above swindles.
Thanks again.
Bob Chamberland
chopper
gun boats of early fibreglass days which could hardly get out of port
but this revelation takes the cake. One only wishes he could look
over the names represented in that field of boats. The moral of the
story,I guess, is that you have to carefully determine the reputation
of the builder of any fibreglass boat you might be interested in and
then you have to take it on faith. I am presently negotiating the
purchase of a Cape Dory Typhoon and am comfortable with the
reputation
of the old Cape Dory company. As to the revelence to this site I see
a
lot of the people on this site looking for the cheapest way to build
the least amount of boat and the lesson is "cheap doesn't
necessarily pay". Using lauan underlayment or reducing the scantlings
to save cost are equivalent to the above swindles.
Thanks again.
Bob Chamberland
--- In bolger@y..., kayaker37@h... wrote:
>
>
> I have a deposit on an Edey and Duff Dovekie, so I decided to do
some
> research on how to tell quality fiberglass work. I came across a
site
> with an article called "Are They Fiberglass Boats Anymore?" by
David
> Pascoe , Marine Surveyor.
Every time someone asks me what I build my boats out of I reply:
"Wood. Wood floats. Why would you build a boat out of anything else?"
"Wood. Wood floats. Why would you build a boat out of anything else?"
--- In bolger@y..., kayaker37@h... wrote:
>
>
> I have a deposit on an Edey and Duff Dovekie, so I decided to do
some
> research on how to tell quality fiberglass work. I came across a
site
> with an article called "Are They Fiberglass Boats Anymore?" by
David
> Pascoe , Marine Surveyor.
>
> In the article, he talks of looking over a large field of badly
> damaged boats caught in relatively minor storms. Most of the damage
> was done by very poor workmanship, and he was able to rib the sides
> off some of the boats with only his fingertips. He mentions that
> todays "advanced composite boats" contain little fiberglass, and
lots
> of filler. Anyway, I don't know if this exactly fits the forum or
> not, but if your interested check out the article at
>
>http://www.yachtsurvey.com/Fiberglass_Boats.htm
>
> I have crossposted this to a couple of sites, because I felt it is
a
> very good article.
> I have a deposit on an Edey and Duff Dovekie, so I decided to dosome research on how to tell quality fiberglass work.
E&D have a reputation for quality work, and I doubt that you will
find fault with any of the layup. I did think that there were
fiberglass parts that were at risk of being damaged around docks, etc.
PHV
I have a deposit on an Edey and Duff Dovekie, so I decided to do some
research on how to tell quality fiberglass work. I came across a site
with an article called "Are They Fiberglass Boats Anymore?" by David
Pascoe , Marine Surveyor.
In the article, he talks of looking over a large field of badly
damaged boats caught in relatively minor storms. Most of the damage
was done by very poor workmanship, and he was able to rib the sides
off some of the boats with only his fingertips. He mentions that
todays "advanced composite boats" contain little fiberglass, and lots
of filler. Anyway, I don't know if this exactly fits the forum or
not, but if your interested check out the article at
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/Fiberglass_Boats.htm
I have crossposted this to a couple of sites, because I felt it is a
very good article.
research on how to tell quality fiberglass work. I came across a site
with an article called "Are They Fiberglass Boats Anymore?" by David
Pascoe , Marine Surveyor.
In the article, he talks of looking over a large field of badly
damaged boats caught in relatively minor storms. Most of the damage
was done by very poor workmanship, and he was able to rib the sides
off some of the boats with only his fingertips. He mentions that
todays "advanced composite boats" contain little fiberglass, and lots
of filler. Anyway, I don't know if this exactly fits the forum or
not, but if your interested check out the article at
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/Fiberglass_Boats.htm
I have crossposted this to a couple of sites, because I felt it is a
very good article.