My worse boat nightmare... What is yours?

[kappykaplan]

to our horror the hull starts to buckle where the fenders were placed.

 

[Leeward Rail]

to our horror the hull starts to buckle where the fenders were placed.

Did you figure out why?

 

[Thaniel]

Did you figure out why?

There had been water intrusion (from rain) in the hull from the inside and the core was soft and the outer fiberglass layer was thin. It was a home built. Might have had some to do with the issues. We nicknamed the boat "tissue paper hull".

 

[william24424]

finding a formerly secluded bay... is becoming more popular?

 

[jssailem]

Can happen when you share a favorite anchorage location.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

finding a formerly secluded bay

But now you don't need a dinghy to get to shore .