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<blockquote data-quote="jigngrub" data-source="post: 246621" data-attributes="member: 6657"><p>If you don't know much about fiberglass boats you're likely to buy a rotten piece of crap. Fiberglass boats rot from the inside out, and by the time the deck gets 1 or 2 little soft spots in it everything below is rotten and usually the transom is too. The bellows on inboard/outboard are notorious for leaking if they aren't well maintained. Some people will put a fiberglass boat up for sale claiming it has a new deck and carpet when in fact they've only thrown some new plywood over the old rotten deck and stringer and put new carpet down.</p><p></p><p>You have to be very careful when buying a used fiberglass boat, you need to have it inspected by a professional boat surveyor and you need to water test it after it's been surveyed before you buy it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jigngrub, post: 246621, member: 6657"] If you don't know much about fiberglass boats you're likely to buy a rotten piece of crap. Fiberglass boats rot from the inside out, and by the time the deck gets 1 or 2 little soft spots in it everything below is rotten and usually the transom is too. The bellows on inboard/outboard are notorious for leaking if they aren't well maintained. Some people will put a fiberglass boat up for sale claiming it has a new deck and carpet when in fact they've only thrown some new plywood over the old rotten deck and stringer and put new carpet down. You have to be very careful when buying a used fiberglass boat, you need to have it inspected by a professional boat surveyor and you need to water test it after it's been surveyed before you buy it. [/QUOTE]
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