LovetoBoat
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2020
- Messages
- 110
- Vessel Name
- Lady J
- Vessel Make
- Donelle 35 Sport
So you started out with due to the lack of boats you are looking at cold molded.
I put a down payment on a beautiful cold molded boat - I fell in love with the boat. But I paid for an expert cold molded surveyor and he told me straight up he could not let me buy the boat - it was not sea worthy. It failed for a split keel and softness through out the hull. The owner was aghast could not believe what he was being told. He bought the boat down south in the warmer climates (I think SC) and took it to MA. The issue was not necessarily rot but the freezing cycle once the water intrusion occurred. Unless you have the money to correct any fractures or splits in the fiberglass coating - do not buy a composite boat.
I did not care that I spent the money on the surveyor but the boats that are left after COVID are not the best of shape. Buyer Beware - the boat and the maintenance are the critical points...
I ended up buying fiberglass but wanted cold molded... still do but I dont have the money or patience to send the boat in every other winter for someone to inspect and fix hull issues...
I put a down payment on a beautiful cold molded boat - I fell in love with the boat. But I paid for an expert cold molded surveyor and he told me straight up he could not let me buy the boat - it was not sea worthy. It failed for a split keel and softness through out the hull. The owner was aghast could not believe what he was being told. He bought the boat down south in the warmer climates (I think SC) and took it to MA. The issue was not necessarily rot but the freezing cycle once the water intrusion occurred. Unless you have the money to correct any fractures or splits in the fiberglass coating - do not buy a composite boat.
I did not care that I spent the money on the surveyor but the boats that are left after COVID are not the best of shape. Buyer Beware - the boat and the maintenance are the critical points...
I ended up buying fiberglass but wanted cold molded... still do but I dont have the money or patience to send the boat in every other winter for someone to inspect and fix hull issues...