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Originally Posted by specknation
My dad had a local made skiff kept it 20 years, but every time he mounted into the boat
it was my job to put 3M 5200 in the hole. The Champion boat company in 99 almost went out of buisness trying to change to composite, the warranty clamis for Composite Cracking just about took them under. A lot of backyard type boat builders do not use
composite because they are from the old school of building boats and are scared to use
it, it is a lot more labor to do composite correct. My last boat was a Canyon Bay and I
spent some time if Florida checking out my boat during the making of it.
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There is nothing wrong with wood in a boat if done right. My whaler is a 1970 and still solid as a rock. Biggest thing is to keep it covered not allowing standing water on the floors.