can an originally wooden constructed sailboat, afterwards, be satisfactorily fiberglassed ?
 

By satisfactorily I mean: durably and safely.

If yes, what are the criteria that a surveryor would use to determine
that this has been properly done ?

Thank you,

Courtney

Ofcaurse it can , it's been done over and over again but as you expect
not allway's as good as it can be done and nothing last forever.
Still there are a lot of misunderstandings ,the vorse are the to
obvious that only a layer is used or that that layer just cover what is
under water.
The rule is that if done as a quality work the new hull build up
outside the old must be stronger than the original. Also it is allway's
best when the glasfiber cover all way round and not just the hull.
Rot ask oxygen and by covering you make sure no oxygen can feed the rot
,still that don't mean that the wood can't be soaking wet and this
often surprise amatures but wet wood are soft. it is not off topic to
look at the wooden boats where concrete been poured as ballast inside
the hull and strait on the planking ---- you never see rot there so why
shuld you see rot under glasfiber it's an old misunderstanding remember
rot ask oxygen --- Anyway that rot we talk about the one that harm the
wood.
Acturly sometimes it can be a problem that if it is a real old boat,
that the wood will dry out when glasfibered, --- well if the job is
done proberly that is. But any geat idea can be ruined by greed, you
will se plenty bad jobs ,where the only right thing to do is to tear
off the glasfiber and start all over and do it right. Now that to is
the only right way to make the repairs ,find the lose places and redo
the glasfiber.

"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
...
By satisfactorily I mean: durably and safely.

If yes, what are the criteria that a surveryor would use to determine
that this has been properly done ?

Thank you,

Courtney

Why bother?
If the wood is in good shape, there is no need to glass over it. If the
wood is in poor shape, glassing over it is a BAD idea and wastes your money.

A wonderful thing about a wood boat is that any damage from whatever cause
can always be repaired so the boat is at least as good as new. A patch on
fiberglass is always a weak point. Additionally, wood is arguably less
damage-prone from impact than fiberglass (of course, worms can eat wood).
Either takes a lot of work to keep looking sparkling new, less depending on
how "scruffy" you can accept.

I have a 1970 Grand Banks 32 and wouldn't trade even for a newer fiberglass
hull.

Luck,
Everett (Long Beach, CA)

Hi
Ofcaurse you wouldn't but that don't change the fact ,that nomatter
what material they all carry on somewhere equaly in years, if you
mistread a wooden boat or forget to prime right inside a steel hull ,
you end up the same . Still why is it then I seen 125 year old wooden
boats that would have asked each and every piect replaced, shape a nice
10 mm. unbreakable beautifull shape of hull ---- would it be "best"
just to not get a new glasfiber hull way after the main parts of the
old hull was dusted away at a way lower cost than that of a full blown
restore - have a 38 foot perfect hull at a fraction a new glasfiber
would cost ?
But sure in a way you are right, --- if you have the cash, know how and
why to spend it to keep any of these wonders alive , but realy maby the
only right thing to do, is to build new and then as it allway's
happened ,rather scrap it when it no longer can provide the safety.
Maby investing in new technikes also shuld promise both cheaper ,better
and stronger boats.

Why bother?
If the wood is in good shape, there is no need to glass over it. If the
wood is in poor shape, glassing over it is a BAD idea and wastes your money.


Agreed.

A wonderful thing about a wood boat is that any damage from whatever cause
can always be repaired so the boat is at least as good as new.

It can also be repaired so that it's leaky & weakened & certainly
nowhere near as good as new.

The problem with 'repairs' to wooden boats is that it takes expensive
materials & tools & a lot of expert skill, or it's almost worthless.

... A patch on
fiberglass is always a weak point.

Not at all true. Fiberglass can easily be patched such that it is
stronger than it was originally. Such works takes cheap, readily
available materials, and not much skill.


.... Additionally, wood is arguably less
damage-prone from impact than fiberglass

Arguably?

The best thing about wood construction is the sound that a wooden hull
makes sailing thru the water. The next best thing is the built-in
flotation. From a viewpoint of political correctness, the best thing
about wood boats is that they are biodegradable.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Can't help it - and the worst thing about wooden boats from a maintenance
point of view is that they are biodegradable - i.e they rot.
David
( lot's snipped )
The best thing about wood construction is the sound that a wooden hull
makes sailing thru the water. The next best thing is the built-in
flotation. From a viewpoint of political correctness, the best thing about
wood boats is that they are biodegradable.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Hi
The vorse thing about a steel boat is that it will rust at some point
about a glasfiber that it to will reach an age where the repair of the
hull don't justify buying all that other stuff new , what's bad with
any hull materials are that they last somewhere the same time and at
some point it's needless to restore what is one third the final cost
of a boat the hull, if you also need a new engine, a new propellor rig,
cabin deck floor and electrics hydralics and corkscrew.
Tradisional is no vorse or better and if you think it ask more
maintaince you proberly never had one.