Re: Are they really fiberglass boats anymore?
This report is more accurate in how the industry has tried to produce boats over the years. If you have read some of my other posts on transom and stringer failures, you will see that I agree with how poorly trained some of the people in the industry are. When used correctly these are not bad products, but many times they are used in the wrong place, or incorrectly, then fail. Like the report said, it may cost 10% or more (I think more) over the current cost, to better ensure the boat is made "as designed" and that all products are used correctly. Many of the failures pictured are just bad laminating, not product failures.<br /> <br />As the cost goes up, people complain, then buy fewer boats, Crescent Yachts, one of the companies he said did it correctly, is now out of business. <br />It's up to the consumer, if they demand "old school" methods, then companies that build that way will profit and stay around, but there will be trade offs in some areas.<br /><br />The boats I have are not cored and are built "old school", I like simple. <br /><br />One thing you need to remember, is that a surveyor, like a doctor, is only seeing what has already gone wrong, not the many that do not have problems.
