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Default Solid Glass Hulls


"katy" wrote in message
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Gilligan wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Joe wrote:
Bart wrote:
Cruising sailboat with a solid glass hull, that are without any
core material or framing, are either very ____ or very
_____. 1 pt
Junk or Junk???

If you wan't a real boat without frames of any type have a strong
Yacht buildt out of Aluminum. If I could afford a new build this would
be the boat.

http://www.strongyachts.com/images/d...endering_3.jpg

No framing what so ever.

Joe

number of years ago (maybe Max will remember this) a German couple
doing a Great Cruise, stayed at my former marina for a little while with
their aluminum sailboat. Was very nice all round but the woman said
that it was hard to heat in the cold weather and that they had sweating
problems inside.


The same problems exist with fiberglass. The sweat is absorbed into the
porosity of the glass. The R factor for fiberglass and metal isn't much
different at those thicknesses.

My boat doesn't sweat...it's just dewy....


My boat farts. Really