WEST method boats – wood and GRP – are they OK?

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Originally Posted by barnakiel

It is all in design and in execution.

I would not hesitate to sail a well designed and well built cold molded boat.

I could hesitate to sail a home-/garage built strip planked/epoxy boat offshore.

I think plywood and epoxy is fine (think of RMs) while strip planks and epoxy is a marginal method (for offshore use).

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I think that is prejudiced statement that flyes in the face of a good number of professionals. David Gerr & McNaughton boats, not to mention GOUGEON BROTHERS.
One would be somewhat careless to not ask some pertinent questions on a boat build by non-professionals for offshore work. That I agree with.