Slowasyougo
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Contemplating purchase. Which boats less than 200,000 do not use cored construction?
Oh boy, lots to debate here....
Cored construction can be different things and in both high and low end boats.
Start slinging mud this early and you may wind up in a landslide of knowledge that buries your last post.
Obviously you have no idea what cored construction is. The practice of sandwiching balsa between the external fiberglass and the internal fiberglass reduced weight and made the construction cheaper.
Nah, I have no idea.
Only been building foam, balsa and strip planked composite boats most of my life.
According to Pascoe , just about every boat should have blown up, sunk, fell apart, rotted away, and left you adrift . Pure entertainment.
I have a Silverton. I should just sink my boat and get on my knees and repent.
egads. can I get a life insurance policy on you?
(WHEW!) I'm overjoyed to hear that! I'm 4 years into my first set of Yanmars. so far-so good! (That reminds me of the guy who jumped off the Empire State Building's 78th floor...As he passed by an open window of the 44th floor, people heard him say "so far--so good."I remember when he (Pascoe) stated I was a guinea pig for buying Yanmar diesels, 20 years and 3500 hours and very happen with the decision... But everyone has an opinion, that's what makes the world go around...
One can't make assumptions about solid hulls or cored ones.
The boat building industry has been all over the map for construction reliability, repeatability, longevity, etc, etc......
I am looking at a steel hulled trawler in part because I do not feel like putting up with moisture issues that invariably come with an older boat (what I can afford).
I have a Silverton. I should just sink my boat and get on my knees and repent.