Thickness of the hull layup

[Deleted User YDKXO]

I was mightily impressed in Lymington by the owner of some 50ft odd Beneteau turning his boat through 270 degrees in the marina in one long burst of thruster
People left their drinks on the bar to go look;heads popped up from below decks;some stopped filling their boats;flocks of birds started to emigrate south.
I assume this wasnt repeated on return due to melted cables and destroyed batteries.

Yes its amazing. Some boaters believe that the engines are only for going forwards. I saw a bloke this season in Croatia in a mobo approach a berth, with both engines in gear at about 6kts, attempting to steer the boat on b/t only. Needless to say he missed and mechanical mayhem ensued but it was very entertaining whilst it lasted. His way of stopping the boat from moving forwards was to switch the engines off

 

[A_8]

Got some interesting pictures today of the thickness of the layup on our Hunton.


In comparison to the cut outs for Match's stabs its wafer thin but i was pleasantly reassured when i saw them!!

It's been said but it is a cored hull so the thickness is decieving but more importantly if you open up the core under the waterline you need to make sure its closed properly or in a way where water can't get in without you noticing a leak before it gets into the core.
Good practice is to peel away the core around the opening and reseal it with solid grp a few centimeters away from the opening.