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Alan Wheeler · 02-12-2005, 13:42

Yep I agree Wynand. I certainly ain't trying to say FC is better than other materials, It's IMO that it is given a bum rap based on something that doesn't exist anymore.
Perhaps if I come at a different angle.
The hulls still around that come from that era, that have issues, are no longer in "sailing" use. They tend to be lying around looking digraceful and giving the overall fleet of FC a bad name.
99.9% of all negative replies come from people that speak second hand. As in repairing or cracks or what have you. Or, they speak of these old junks no longer in use
I have yet to meet or read of an FC owner, that has a boat today, that is having issues. Maybe one or two exist, but I have not found any. Infact quite the contrary, all I have meet or read of, are in praise of their boats.

02-12-2005, 13:42	#70
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,042	Yep I agree Wynand. I certainly ain't trying to say FC is better than other materials, It's IMO that it is given a bum rap based on something that doesn't exist anymore. Perhaps if I come at a different angle. The hulls still around that come from that era, that have issues, are no longer in "sailing" use. They tend to be lying around looking digraceful and giving the overall fleet of FC a bad name. 99.9% of all negative replies come from people that speak second hand. As in repairing or cracks or what have you. Or, they speak of these old junks no longer in use I have yet to meet or read of an FC owner, that has a boat today, that is having issues. Maybe one or two exist, but I have not found any. Infact quite the contrary, all I have meet or read of, are in praise of their boats. __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.