Ferro is an excellent material for building boats. and cheap in comparison
to wood or GRP
But only if done correctly.
A substatial percentage of ferro boats built were done incorrectly or with
poor quality materials
Unfortunatly there is no realistic way of telling if a ferro boat has been
well or badly built once its done.... untill it fails.
Thus second hand they aint worth a light.
bare hull represents only about 15-20% of the total cost of a fitted out
sailing craft so the cost saving is tiny when stacked up against the
woefully poor value of a ferro boat.
Due to the above.......I doubt that any new ferro boats are being built...
but there are a lot about on the secondhand market.. and CHEAP! (but its
unknown how long they might float for)

"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
...
I have been admiring Bob Griffith's boat Awahnee, a 53' cutter for some
time and would like to find out how exactly it was built and what is now
regarded as a proper ferrocement construction regimen.

Does anyone know if the ABS, Lloyds or anyone else, has now established
a proven ferrocement protocol ?

Thank you.
--
Courtney Thomas
s/v Mutiny
lying Oriental, NC
WDB5619