“We’re going to build them with as much or more quality than they have been,” Fountain said. “We see some things we can do to improve the speed … but right now we don’t need to change anything.”


Imagine how long it would/will take to reconfigure every liner boat? Cuddys will have to be totally redesigned, the bilge..........could be awhile before any new boats roll out the door.

Those were my thoughts when I heard that they were
going to get rid of the liners.

Making major changes to a currently produced model
is never any fun.

Nothing like taking an exsisting platform, and having new
problems develop

Hopefully, they can work it out.

Anyone have any idea when we will see the new boats? I am really interested in seeing them.

To the best of my knowledge they have not even moved the molds south yet.

Maybe the Miami boat show 2009?

It was stated that they would be swapping from balsa to foam coring. What are the pros/cons of each as a core material?

Pros -

Can be lighter depending on the density
Does not rot or deteriorate

Cons -

Does not have the same strength as balsa especially in compression
Issues with adhesion (to the skins) are sometime a problem depending on the process and resin used
Much more expensive than balsa

I thought it was a well crafted interview, designed to put Baja owners at ease........for now.

Correction: Water rots everything and anything. Once had
a friend who had a famous name performance boat with
some flaw where water was coming in the bottom of the hull.
I said he better get it fixed quick and quit using the boat. He replied that he's not worried, it had a composite core. I didn't waste my breath with him explaining that water deteriorates everything it touches. And it makes an especially bad mess in
any cored hull regardless of core material.

Pesky Varmint

What are the problems with the liner boats? I thought these were the greatest.

Are there any problems with the liner 26 OL's?