Hi all

I had a bit of spare time last weekend and ended up looking up Ferro Cement Boats on the net

Something that surprised me was that a few web sites said that the optimum hull thickness was 5/8 of a inch using 1/4 inch steel bar for the frame with 4 layers of mesh on either side of the bar and a 1/8th of a inch of plaster over the steel work but it also said that a lot of home builders made them a lot thicker believing that it would make them stronger but ended up with overweight boats compared to how they were originally designed

I had always assumed that the hull's were at least an inch thick and i have been asking others that i sail and work with how thick they think a Ferro hull would be and they all say between one and two inches

Looking at feedback from owners it appeared that most were happy with their boats and that there is a lot of misinformation about Ferro boats around

Wondering if any of the forum members have had any experience with them and what are your thoughts

Regards Don