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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

19-09-2008, 12:19

Replies: 37

Ferro Cement Hulls

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Posted By Alan Wheeler

Difficult to tell from the photo, but something...

Difficult to tell from the photo, but something doesn't quite look right. The steel armature looks nothing more than oversized square builders mesh and the netting looks like the wrong type as well...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

15-09-2008, 12:27

Replies: 37

Ferro Cement Hulls

Views: 10,712

Posted By Alan Wheeler

I don't see that as a negative if you are buying...

I don't see that as a negative if you are buying from second hand. The points to consider are,
1: More affordable. We could never have afforded a boat our size in any other material.
2: They don't...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

11-09-2008, 13:09

Replies: 37

Ferro Cement Hulls

Views: 10,712

Posted By Alan Wheeler

I have not heard of this. I would be cautious of...

I have not heard of this. I would be cautious of deviating from the tried and true techniques. Many of the failures in FC were due to someone going outside of the main practice. It would be like...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

17-05-2008, 14:01

Replies: 37

Ferro Cement Hulls

Views: 10,712

Posted By Alan Wheeler

The issue comes from lack of understanding of the...

The issue comes from lack of understanding of the FC medium buy those that inspect. The beauty of FC is that you can not hide a bad hull. It is either good, or it looks like it has sat on a reef for...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

06-01-2008, 10:46

Replies: 37

Ferro Cement Hulls

Views: 10,712

Posted By Alan Wheeler

Sadly there is a lot of very incorrect hearsay...

Sadly there is a lot of very incorrect hearsay outthere in regards to FC. And it has made insuring extremely difficult. Yet FC has the lowest rate of claims than any other material.
I have found...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

25-07-2007, 12:42

Replies: 37

Ferro Cement Hulls

Views: 10,712

Posted By Alan Wheeler

Colorado, if you do a search on this site on the...

Colorado, if you do a search on this site on the subject, a lot of info is held here that may be of some help in you carrying out the survey yourself. Sadly, you reading here will teach you about as...

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