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Markus Baertschi

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Aluminium vs. Fiberglass

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Are aluminium hulls generally more expensive than fiberglass ?

Yup, aluminium hulls are more expensive than fiberglass. Probably
because the material is more difficult to work with (welding, etc).

It is difficult to findnew boat prices on the web, but I just found two
used boat (1987, Ovni (alu) 150kE, Jeanneau (fiber) 80kE).

Markus

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