1980 Wellcraft Catalog

[willy]

Ozzie been thinking about your querie while sipping some Jack, thats how I be doing my best thinking by the way.
The top cap, inner liner would also be part of the structural integrity of the later V's, I'm willing to bet a few bucks that the earlier designs without them had thicker glass and reinforcement wood etc. to give them the same structural integrity.
Just a thought, plus the glass matt used in earlier boats may have been a heavier weave or older style(heavier weave) thru the inner lay up for the same reason.

[reelapeelin]

Willy, you got a point...but remember Franco's brother sayin' the lower hull w/stringers made up the ENTIRE structural rigidity of the boat and that it didn't rely on inner liner...course he was talkin' about a different boat mfgr...so, could be ;) ...



...and speakin' of the Pubah...where de FLOCK is he!?...

[willy]

Yea he was talking about the Pursuit, much different boat in every way.
And I don't know On Capt. Norton. Maybe Robin is Biatch slapping him around and he is in hiding ;D
He never returned my calls from here or when we were down in Lewes. Maybe I am out of the loop :'(

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by willy

Yea he was talking about the Pursuit, much different boat in every way.
And I don't know On Capt. Norton. Maybe Robin is Biatch slapping him around and he is in hiding ;D
He never returned my calls from here or when we were down in Lewes. Maybe I am out of the loop :'(

I no think you outta loop ... I think there's no loop right now... I E-Mailed him B4 Hammer Ho-Down and haven't heard back...he must be off doin' Pubah stuff 8) ...

[willy]

Ozzie, spoke with Puhbah yesterday, all is well, been real busy with work stuff, job changes possible so he has not had much time for socializing or the site.
He says Robin is missing me something awful though ;D

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by willy

Ozzie, spoke with Puhbah yesterday, all is well, been real busy with work stuff, job changes possible so he has not had much time for socializing or the site.
He says Robin is missing me something awful though ;D

Sounds like maybe a return trip is brewin'?... 8) ...

[macojoe]

well I don't think the liner is were the weight comes from in the newer boats, were I think it is coming from is the stringers!!

I was able to look at a newer 80 ?? and wow what a lot of room under the floor! I bet us with the older boats don't have 1/2 the room under the floor as the new ones!

Need much taller stringer system then the old for that.

[reelapeelin]

That's more to add to my point...old/new...same weight...howzat ??? ...

[macojoe]

Old, * more glass, more liner, less stringer

New, *less liner, more stringer, lighter glass


== the same *;D


Or they just could have wanted to save money and not change the sticker??




Now that we have that solved, why is I/O 700# more, are they including the motor in that weight??

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by macojoe

Now that we have that solved, why is I/O 700# more, are they including the motor in that weight??

That's what I'd figure ...doesn't 700 sound about right for motor and drive :) ...all that could easily add up to 700 or more lbs ... :) ...