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John, I suspect the issue is (as with most boat issues) more subtley complex than it might appear. What some would call a problem with rigid PVC pipe, others might call a problem with hulls and fixtures flexing instead of being rigidly fixed. I'm guessing that a stout hull and careful installation would make rigid PVC perfectly acceptable.
In terms of repairs...heck, you can always apply solvent to remelt and seal the stuff, or cut a piece out and sleeve in a new one. But now there are also epoxy putties ("plumbers epoxy") that are designed to bond to ABS and PVC and other plastics, so repairing a cracked PVC waste line would just mean cleaning it off and applying the putty.
Assuming, of course, that some demented combination of PVC joints and angles could get from "here" to "there" in the typical marine installation conundrum.<G>
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