Originally Posted by 12meter joe (Post 4091827)

Lol. No, I can't say I'm proud to have owned a snowplow, espeacially after this long drawn out winter! I need sun and skanks!!!!

Originally Posted by stimleck (Post 4090682)

The top pic looks like a vag!!

Originally Posted by 12meter joe (Post 4090630)

If it wasn't bonded before, it is now with all the skanks I've had down there.

Originally Posted by 12meter joe (Post 4092310)

Let's get this thread in proper order.

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Damn I miss summer!

Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER (Post 4091459)

I could be way off on my thinking, but it seems to me, the longer the boat, the more this may be an issue. A 24FT boat, isnt subjected to the same hull stresses, a 40ft boat is.

When you get into these 40ft boats, in rough waters, many times the nose of the boat is impacting wave #2, while the mid section is unsupported, and the stern may still be on wave #1. Take a yard stick. Grab it on both ends, and watch how easy it bends. Then, cut the yardstick down to 1ft long, and see how much harder it is to bend.

This is why, when you go look at some of these old offshore boats, the main area you'll find stress cracking, is near and around the boat, midship. Most likely, near the faring/windscreen. Well at least the ones that been run in big water. Boating on a river or small inland lake, you may never see these issues.

I am a believer in, as length and weight go up, so must the quality and strength of the hull! Probably why the old 41 Apaches and other big raceboats, had so many bulkheads and massive stringer configurations. Did Team Apache glue the decks on the hull and throw in some wood screws and go racing?

Originally Posted by ratman (Post 4097205)

dont tell me let me guess, for a day job she works as a sword swallower?