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I hear John Greviskis has a nice one to sell you, lol.When my money is right I will be a future Albury 23 owner. If you have never seen the layup schedule on those boats just google it.
If I was to restore an old boat I would be aiming for Privateers, Parkers, Goldlines, old Seacrafts, old Makos
Real boats
I agree with you 100%There have been manufactures using core in their boats for 30+ years.
Cored hulls have pro's and con's
Wood hull's have pro's and con's
I can dig up just as many articles on the problems with wood boats, for me I will take the pro's and con's of a cored hull over the pro's and con's of a wood hull, at least on any rig under 40' feet.
A boat that was not laid up right will have major structural problems no matter if the hull has wood or foam core in it. I have seen wood boats de-laminate as well, as a matter of fact there was a flats boat manufacture (no longer in business) that had major de-lamination problems (I know of 3 of them that took on water and sank) and their boats had wood in them.
Moral of the post; boats are high maintenance, have problems, expensive to fix, and can be pushed past their limits and sink! ;D
Don't disagree that the older boats were solid most of the time, but still goes back to lay up. A 1980 Bayliner is still a piece of junk! ;DI agree with you 100%There have been manufactures using core in their boats for 30+ years.
Cored hulls have pro's and con's
Wood hull's have pro's and con's
I can dig up just as many articles on the problems with wood boats, for me I will take the pro's and con's of a cored hull over the pro's and con's of a wood hull, at least on any rig under 40' feet.
A boat that was not laid up right will have major structural problems no matter if the hull has wood or foam core in it. I have seen wood boats de-laminate as well, as a matter of fact there was a flats boat manufacture (no longer in business) that had major de-lamination problems (I know of 3 of them that took on water and sank) and their boats had wood in them.
Moral of the post; boats are high maintenance, have problems, expensive to fix, and can be pushed past their limits and sink! ;D
But, the vibe I got from the guy in the video was he is trying to compare thinner laminated cored hulls to extra thick solid fiberglass layups.
And I'm going to have to agree with him as well, reason being he was demonstrating how boats hold up in a hurricane while beating against pilings. No doubt the boat hull side that is solid half inch or more thick glass will resist puncture more than the hull side that's 1/4inch thick glass with coremat or foam.
That's why I like old boats because when resin was $8 a gallon and better quality than now when the builder was in doubt they would just add ten more layers because it was cheaper than trying to pay for r&d to core a hull properly
Makes it ride better too
I know, lol! ;DLol bayliner isn't a fair comparison
Why are you ONLY picking on the 1980 models??? Many more of those pieces of junk to choose from.A 1980 Bayliner is still a piece of junk! Grin