In discussions about
fiberglass boats, it often comes to a point in the conversation where one or the other of my friends say something to the effect that "fiberglass, well, it lasts forever, so ..."
How radically has it changed our hobby?:
- More affordable boats. Opened sailing to a much wider economic strata.
- Kept
insurance reasonable? (Less at risk with
fiberglass
- More total boats. Not only could the boats be mass produced in a way that no other material would allow, but since fiberglass doesn't
rot, many well-designed 30-year-old boats are still sailing.
- More design options. Fiberglass is more pliable and the options for builders and designers are much greater.
thoughts?