Commodore Joe Redcloud© writes:

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:15:35 -0500, DSK wrote:

Some will even claim that 'back in the
old days' the boat builders did not know how strong
fiberglass was, so they made it incredibly thick & strong.
The fact is that engineering data was available on
fiberglass from the early 1950s on, readily available to
those who cared to look... is ignorance a good excuse?

The reason early fiberglass boats were built on the heavy side was not
because builders didn't know how strong it was. That may have been a
factor for a few, as not all boat builders are on the cutting edge of
technologhy at all times.

Most boat builders aren't even aware of where the cutting edge is.

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