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This is grimly interesting, especially the photos of the thin hull laminate in the stub.
We all, generally, try not to make too much fun of the boats built and sold into a low-price end of the market. After all, most of them function fine for decades and are perfectly suitable for light duty sailing in protected waters.
I still plan to be a tactful as possible, but seeing these photos is really an eye opener.
This narrative bothers me more than the situation of racing boats that are deliberately built as thin as possible to save every ounce of weight; at least those owners have (or should have) an understanding and acceptance of the risk involved competing at the the "cutting edge" of the search for speed.
If nothing else, this is a good example of why upgrading and restoring a higher quality boat like an Ericson (or Tartan or similar) is generally always a better use of your time and money. Safer, too.
(Big sigh.)
Loren
This is grimly interesting, especially the photos of the thin hull laminate in the stub.
We all, generally, try not to make too much fun of the boats built and sold into a low-price end of the market. After all, most of them function fine for decades and are perfectly suitable for light duty sailing in protected waters.
I still plan to be a tactful as possible, but seeing these photos is really an eye opener.
This narrative bothers me more than the situation of racing boats that are deliberately built as thin as possible to save every ounce of weight; at least those owners have (or should have) an understanding and acceptance of the risk involved competing at the the "cutting edge" of the search for speed.
If nothing else, this is a good example of why upgrading and restoring a higher quality boat like an Ericson (or Tartan or similar) is generally always a better use of your time and money. Safer, too.
(Big sigh.)
Loren
