Is your beck bonded or screwed together?
03-18-2014 | 02:19 PM
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From: Collierville, TN and Pickwick Lake
03-18-2014 | 04:29 PM
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03-27-2014 | 11:40 PM
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Fully glassed - of course. One of my requirements when I bought this boat, was that I never, ever, wanted to do glass repair work again - didn't want to even think about it, more or less worry about it.
33 years old, and 12+ years of my abuse, and still no stress cracks.... Even though calm days on the Chesapeake Bay still seem rough
http://youtu.be/-OdYQeBCVu8
33 years old, and 12+ years of my abuse, and still no stress cracks.... Even though calm days on the Chesapeake Bay still seem rough
http://youtu.be/-OdYQeBCVu8
03-28-2014 | 12:08 AM
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03-28-2014 | 10:56 AM
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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?
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?
