Nothing wrong with a cored hull - significantly lighter and stronger than a solid hull. Each core material has advantages & disadvantages. The common theme to all is the potential for de-lamination. Balsa is probably still the best in terms of strength but it has a nasty habit of rotting should it get wet - pretty quickly. Foam cores avoid this issue but inevitably moisture in the foam also leads to delamination. Its a slower and somewhat more forgiving process but the end result is the same if not maintained. End of the day - maintenance and vigilance.
Yes, you can buy a solid Beneteau etal or most any older cruising boat and never worry about the core. Then onto to blisters which is really the same issue - delamination. BTW- you’re looking at the right boats given your criteria - imho. John On Aug 19, 2014, at 10:38 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Not really, IMHO. > > Just about any modern sailboat (or performance oriented power boat of any > size) is going to have a cored hull. > > And any sailboat without a cored hull is likely to fall into one of two > categories: heavy as crap and slow, or light and really bendy. > > I hear a lot today about cored hulls. Ten years ago the worry was blisters, > and the horror stories were about bottom peals and drying out the laminate. I > imagine you've had about the same number of blisters I've had on my two boats > during thirty one years - zip. > > Wait, make that three boats and a total of 35 years of ownership, my Newport > was a C&C design. > > It is a result of high build quality and good design. > > Rick Brass > > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Aug 19, 2014, at 21:30, Danny Haughey via CnC-List >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Okay so, I'm concentrating on the 34plus and the 37plus. >> >> I think either of these boats could fit the bill. I just need to get on >> board them and see how we like them. >> >> These are cored hulls, right? This always worries me... should it? >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
