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Ferro Cement boats
My wife & I have been talking about moving onto a boat & sailing away for a long
time -- the biggest stumbling block to buying a boat the size we'd need for liveaboard is $ -- we'd have to sell our house 1st & then buy the boat. however, we happened upon a FC boat that we can afford w/o selling the house. I've spent about a month reading about FC boats and it seems that there is a common thread: If the boat was home built -- run away if the boat was professionally built - there's a very good chance it's solid as hell. The only way to truely "check" the construction is to cut away the hull & examine the steel beneath. The hull was professionally built in Canada -- and then "owner finished" the interior. The standing rigging is overkill (bigger than needed, which is fine with me); the running rigging needs some tlc here and there. So now I'm looking for people that have had experiences with FC boats (good or bad) to get an idea if we want to make the leap. We would be taking the boat on shake down cruises for the next year while still working & sell the house; once done -- sail off. So anyone with off shore sailing experience in an FC boat -- I'm very interested to hear from you. Thanks -josh |
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