Tim - Well that’s gotta suc… If you’re writing the checks you can hate all you want. Am curious however how much of the issue was in the hull itself. I would have thought most of the bilge sump sections would be areas of solid laminate.
Sorry to hear of your problems. John (not the guy looking at the 35-3) > On Mar 25, 2016, at 7:11 PM, Tim Goodyear <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not being an owner of a C&C any more, you may lump me with the haters, but I > am really looking forward to delivering Mojito (C&C 35-3, the same as you're > looking at) from Branford CT up to Newport for her final trip with us in a > couple of weeks. Having said that, I have spent more than the purchase price > replacing core in the hull and the decks, so get a good surveyor, who know > what they are doing on 30 year-old cored hulls, and go into the purchase > informed! The interior skin on the 35-3 is fairly thin and the repairers > seem to think initial moisture intrusion was from that direction, not from > outside. I couldn't see anywhere that fasteners had been used > inappropriately to cause the damage. > > Tim > Ex Mojito > C&C 35-3 > > > On Mar 25, 2016, at 3:01 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> So this really does beg the question. Has anyone had firsthand experience >> with a hull core issue? Decks are understandable - lots of holes from >> hardware. Rudders are understandable - big post. But as I think about this >> (and despite all the internet chatter on the subject) I can only recall a >> very few stories and have never had any first hand issues with the hull >> itself. Curious what everyone else’s experience has been. >> >> John >> >>
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