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Old 12-21-2007, 01:57 PM   #3
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European trends

A fiberglass boat is only cheaper if you plan to build more than one(whatever the break even point may be). All costs related to building the mold and such are much more expensive that just welding steel scantlings together.

That is why most custom boats in this here US are built of steel or metal. It would not be cost effective to build a one-off in fiberglass. This may or may not be the reason there are more in Europe.
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