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Forum: Monohull Sailboats

25-11-2013, 01:26

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Ferro Cement Hulls ?

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Posted By Talbot

Re: Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Sailing a 60ft boat is purely a matter of having the right equipment. I would want power winches and a lot of other tweaks to make it easy to control single handed. (a first rate autopilot is...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

22-10-2011, 09:22

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

Re: Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Ferro barges were built as part of the support structure for the Mulberry Harbour for the Normandy Landings during WW2. You might consider this to be a temporary construction! I saw one of these...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

12-09-2009, 01:18

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

Third party insurance is sufficient for marinas ,...

Third party insurance is sufficient for marinas , is a lot cheaper, and much easier to get.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

09-09-2009, 07:00

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

I have seen a steel catamaran, so the concept of...

I have seen a steel catamaran, so the concept of a ferro cat is not entirely unbelievable -stupid , but so was the steel cat!

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

09-09-2009, 04:29

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

I would run away from an amateur build. I...

I would run away from an amateur build.

I would not consider for a short term purchase.

I see absolutely no reason to ignore a professionally built ferro for a longer term purchase.

There...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

05-08-2009, 23:57

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

Ferro has a bad name primarily from the fact that...

Ferro has a bad name primarily from the fact that it was seen as a simple material for home completion, and lots of very bad boats were made. Most of those have sunk by now!

A ferro boat with...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

05-05-2008, 13:01

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

I believe that you are possibly creating a new...

I believe that you are possibly creating a new variant of the ferro boat. I can envisage a future where the boat is created using techniques similar to a fibreglass hull (i.e. without the chicken...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

01-02-2006, 10:44

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

Jeff Just cause you dont like ferro, it doesnt...

Jeff
Just cause you dont like ferro, it doesnt mean everybody has to rubbish them. Your views on this subject are pretty well known by now, and are not a lot of help to people who do like the...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

03-12-2005, 14:14

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

Wheels, just had a quick look at your link...

Wheels,

just had a quick look at your link and after having looked at the pi-in-the-poke stuff, after falling down laughing at a couple of the "designs", the picture of the "concrete worms"...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

03-12-2005, 14:06

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

I believe there is one fundamental rule about...

I believe there is one fundamental rule about buying a S/H ferro boat - only buy one that had the hull done professionally by repurtable builders, preferably to a Lloyds standard.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

11-11-2005, 01:42

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

You have to wonder why some people like to repeat...

You have to wonder why some people like to repeat untruths about boats

The ferro story is one
catamarans capsizing is another

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

10-11-2005, 12:00

Replies: 1,093

Ferro Cement Hulls ?

Views: 391,219

Posted By Talbot

With a ferro boat there is really only one...

With a ferro boat there is really only one important rule - get a hull that has been made by a professional company to a design standard.

There are some good home built ones, but the majority...

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