kpinnn
Senior Member
As some of my other posts indicate, I am looking for a trawler style vessel to replace a planning hull express cruiser. Spped and noise is not my pleasure. Looking - looking - looking. Many possibilities but main ship keeps coming up. Problem with mainship is "Soft decks". Everyone I have seen has soft decks and oh yea so don't the teak covered CH trawlers. Teak is usually the expected culprit. Maniship on the other hand has no teak, and yet still soft problem. My question is this a problem with some part of the design of a Mainship or simply an old boat problem that was not appropriately maintained? Also, is the Mainship deck cored with plywood, I think my preferance, or balsa?