Peter Mueller's Posts - SeaKnots2024-03-28T10:26:37ZPeter Muellerhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/PeterMuellerhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2518400375?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://seaknots.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=0u7u7465kdrrs&xn_auth=noHow do old glassfibre boats age?tag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-12-07:900123:BlogPost:463862008-12-07T07:24:09.000ZPeter Muellerhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/PeterMueller
My name is Peter. Retired.<br />
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I want to buy an older (25-30 Years) glassfibre sailboat and after two to three years of use sell it, with the feeling I im not fooling the buyer.<br />
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Theoretically, when plastic ages, it should loose elasticity. On the long term it would shrink and develop cracks, become brittle, while the glassfibre may hold everything in place or break.<br />
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Has anybody experienced if this can be felt? Maybe heard, perhaps with groans or squeaking sounds?<br />
Or does much else on the boat…
My name is Peter. Retired.<br />
<br />
I want to buy an older (25-30 Years) glassfibre sailboat and after two to three years of use sell it, with the feeling I im not fooling the buyer.<br />
<br />
Theoretically, when plastic ages, it should loose elasticity. On the long term it would shrink and develop cracks, become brittle, while the glassfibre may hold everything in place or break.<br />
<br />
Has anybody experienced if this can be felt? Maybe heard, perhaps with groans or squeaking sounds?<br />
Or does much else on the boat fail before the age of the glassfibre material becomes a question?<br />
<br />
Thanks to whoever has some knowledge.sailing in cold weathertag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-11-12:900123:BlogPost:428942008-11-12T16:32:31.000ZPeter Muellerhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/PeterMueller
12th Nov. 2008, my first entry.<br />
I am Peter, retired.<br />
I want to sail with my wife in the Vancouver area 2009 June to August. We saw three years ago from a ferry:<br />
The region has fantastic landscapes looking from the sea.<br />
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Who has experiennce how to handle the coldness?<br />
<br />
Of course, oils, gloves, stove, ...but the rest, like keeping a ventilation while the stove heats.<br />
will a stove burn/heat when the boat rolls?<br />
<br />
Thanks, Peter
12th Nov. 2008, my first entry.<br />
I am Peter, retired.<br />
I want to sail with my wife in the Vancouver area 2009 June to August. We saw three years ago from a ferry:<br />
The region has fantastic landscapes looking from the sea.<br />
<br />
Who has experiennce how to handle the coldness?<br />
<br />
Of course, oils, gloves, stove, ...but the rest, like keeping a ventilation while the stove heats.<br />
will a stove burn/heat when the boat rolls?<br />
<br />
Thanks, Peter