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Default steel hulls?
On 2008-03-07 20:30:57 -0500, said:

"ray lunder" wrote in message
Anyone owned a steel hulled sailboat in the 40 foot range and have
some advice on what to look for when buying one?

Yes, of course.
Get hull sonogram when the boat is surveyed. A surveyor who is
knowledgable about steel hulls (and you might consider a commercial/
industrial surveyor, not a yacht surveyor) will know this without
being prompted.

Unluckily, I had experience in an industrial setting with this.... He
reported a section of pipe as being full thickness (1/2") about a day
before it blew out. It had to be paper-thin.

Make sure the guy can *find* thin metal!

Another PITA was that all paint had to be removed before the reading
could be made.

I'm not sure a better method wouldn't be to "sound" the hull with a big
hammer, or maybe a small pickaxe.

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