Duncan_Hamble
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Tale of a old 25ft 1978 Regal powered by 2 x Mercruiser Petrols.
Cos the cabin roof flexed it broke the plastic cabin window surrounds which let water into the cabin.
Which caused the furry fabric cabin fabric liner to fall down.
Which caused the building grade particle board floor to rot.
Which dripped into the bilge and soaked into the absorbant foam filling the bilge.
Which rotted out the bottom of the Alloy tank.
Which was resting directly on top of the bare non marine ply non glassed in ribs.
Which caused the not marine ply wood in the transom to go all sqidgy.
The jolly old raw water cooled engines rotted from the inside and blocked all the cooling channels so the engine overheat at speed.......and blew of the riser houses.
Thats of course when it was actually running....................
Of course they are much better built now of course................... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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The trouble with American boats is that they are often owned by "American" owners. Noticing the window leak and fixing it in good order would have prevented all of the above.
How many people would leave a window leak in their house to damage their carpet / ceiling / electrics for several years.
Early America sports boats are built from cheap materials but with a little care should not present any problems - but don't respond to neglect well.
Duncan
Tale of a old 25ft 1978 Regal powered by 2 x Mercruiser Petrols.
Cos the cabin roof flexed it broke the plastic cabin window surrounds which let water into the cabin.
Which caused the furry fabric cabin fabric liner to fall down.
Which caused the building grade particle board floor to rot.
Which dripped into the bilge and soaked into the absorbant foam filling the bilge.
Which rotted out the bottom of the Alloy tank.
Which was resting directly on top of the bare non marine ply non glassed in ribs.
Which caused the not marine ply wood in the transom to go all sqidgy.
The jolly old raw water cooled engines rotted from the inside and blocked all the cooling channels so the engine overheat at speed.......and blew of the riser houses.
Thats of course when it was actually running....................
Of course they are much better built now of course................... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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The trouble with American boats is that they are often owned by "American" owners. Noticing the window leak and fixing it in good order would have prevented all of the above.
How many people would leave a window leak in their house to damage their carpet / ceiling / electrics for several years.
Early America sports boats are built from cheap materials but with a little care should not present any problems - but don't respond to neglect well.
Duncan
