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Old 05-25-2015, 03:08 PM   #1814
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I looked into ferro-cement construction a long time ago, and even visited a number of vessels that were being constructed in that manner. Generally it was more time consuming than most people understand to form all the reinforcement steel into place, then get a really good 'void-free' pour of the cement. Once the hull was finished you then needed extra care to trim the 'edges', and some special efforts to attach everything to the interior surfaces of that cement hull.

Bottom line it didn't make that much sense in the scheme of things when the cost of the hull on most boats only represents perhaps 15-20 percent of the finished vessel. And you have to expend that much more effort to try and sell the potential client on that 'unusual' construction.



Personally I think good old steel construction, possible with this frameless metal hull construction method would be my choice:
Trawler Forum - View Single Post - Redesigning the Pilgrim 40 Trawler / Canal Boat

http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s...tml#post253614

http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s...tml#post230808
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