Water in fwd hull; won't come out. Nacra 5.2

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DamonLinkous

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Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 07:45 PM

Edchris177
Quote I'm not sure that the non-foam boats can have soft spots,

Yeah, they can Dave. I did a thread on the crappy patch the previous owner did on a finger sized hole, (photos in my album).
If the glass/epoxy has been stressed enough, the fibres break down & the area goes soft.

This is just a difference in terminology.

When we usually discuss "soft spots" it refers to delamination of the foam/fiberglass sandwich that makes up the hull/deck of most cats. Solid fiberglass can't get soft spots in the same way (because they don't have a foam layer) but it doesn't mean they can't get soft or go bad for other reasons.

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