My opinion is that high quality wooden transom and stringers is the way to
go in a powerboat. Pursuit is a good example of this construction
technique. You can buy boats that do not have any coring in the skin of the
hull, but I think just about all boats have some kind of structural support
that is not fiberglass, be it some kind of plastic or wood.

Dave

"Tony V" wrote in message
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I posted this on iBoat and thought I'd give it a try here.


Years ago my wife and I owned a 28' Luhrs with a glass hull and wood
topsides. Eventually, replacing rotted wood in the cabin sides got to be
too
much of a chore and we sold the boat and took up camping.

Having our fill of that,we want to get back to boating. Our only
requirement
is that the boat be fiberglass with no wood.

When I starting doing some reading and research, I found that a solid
glass
boat, like my old Luhrs, is a thing of the past.

Worse, I was seeing stories of water-soaked cores, rotten floors, pulpy
transoms and hulls coming apart in a seaway. I almost have convinced
myself
that a wood boat would be a better choice since it is repairable without
removing an outer skin!

Am I being foolish here? Are the problems with saturated cores,
delamination
and blisters only occuring in a small percentage of boats, or is the
problem
more widespread?

I'm trying to educate myself so that I can do a pre-survey on a boat of
interest before a professional survey is done.

Maybe some of you more experienced boat buyers or a professional can put
this in perspective for me.

Any and all advice & comments are appreciated. Many Thanks

Tony Va

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