[QUOTE=SB;4795103]Bamm !

You're letting him off too easy!

Correct.

That's the one in the videos. https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating...alifornia.html

Why do some people feel the need to make factual statements which imply expertise when in reality they don’t have a clue. With proper scarf ratios, modern epoxies, reinforcements and proper execution, the repair can be stronger than the original glass/poly laminate. The risk is making the repair too stiff/strong and creating a hinge point where the original laminate fails further along the hull. The reality is E-Glass/Polyester have relatively poor fatigue performance so these old boats (which have a history of fatigue inducing operation) are running time bombs. Vinylester is a bit better but if you want a fatigue resistant hull, go epoxy and a moderate modulus carbon with selective use of S-Glass and Kevlar. In addition to the weight savings, Carbon/Epoxy laminates have extraordinary fatigue performance. That’s yet another reason modern commercial aircraft are moving to these structures.



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Never speak about others that you have no fricken clue about.
Yes it can be repaired, as most normal minded person would never trust that structure from future stress cracks. I have seen many repairs in my day, always shows up in years to come.
Try selling that boat repaired , funny someone stated it will ad to it's heritage. Fricken helarious.
Remember all the Calen marine cat, first cat to 204 mph, then shredded right side and peeled like a banana back towards transomtransom. Mystic could have fixed till they found severe structural damage.
my friend owns it. Come on and fix thatPOS. It's all repairable right. My @ss.
My 2 cents

POS? Wow, that statement is hIlarious.

Its only 10:58AM, you been drinkin?

After looking at these I am thanking my Guardian Angel. I had to get a 16' Larson back to the harbor when a storm blew up on Lake Huron. I was going against 10-12' waves for 2 miles. Fortunately I had plenty of power and the boat handled it well. Of course while I was 100 yards outside the harbor I lost throttle control. All the motor mounts broke in the outboard and the screw for the throttle cable shook loose. But I made it back and not even a gel crack anywhere on that boat. I've also been out in 8' with my 280 Velocity. After watching the Donzi video I won't do that again. I had the boat so far off the water my wife could see the entire boat above the break wall of the harbor. Maybe I need to take it a little easier.

Thats not just any boat. With its History id bet money it gets repaired.

it there was a price tag on it to sell ill buy , i love my 41

After 15 years of seller's remorse and FINALLY getting the 47 back, I'm sure there is a plan to repair it.

I agree, I don't think the heritage will go through.
But, IMO the subject boat of this thread will sell like toilet paper during Covid, whether its broke, repaired, or whatever.

Sometimes a Curriculum Vitae should accompany a post.

Hey! Is that Spicoly narrating in the background ?

And I thought I had some crazy adventures to relate With my 22' Donzi Classic on Lakes Huron, Erie, St. Clair and connecting rivers. Glad you made it home. Apparently not an open bow boat!

That's the surfer dude commentary. Priceless!

New boats with foam stringers and transoms are already there in a year.

Lake Michigan gets most of the big water discussion but Huron is just as nasty.

And whats the matter with day drinking?? I regularly pour Capt Morgan on my Capt Crunch, then its smooth sailing by 9:15 am daily !!!! You freaking lightweights need to man up to the bar !!!

(ok, it helps to lower the bar,...but still)​​​​​​​


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