1980 Hunter 36 - Cored or solid hull?

[Alctel]

This is an interesting question, since there seems to be 0 consensus. When I replaced the transducer on my H36 the hull seemed to be solid glass, however other people swear blind it's cored with close-cell foam!

I am wondering if it may have varied from hull to hull? Mine is #65, can other owners weigh in here?

 

[rardiH36]

Alctel:

Mine (hull#36) is definitely solid frp throughout. The only cored spots on the boat are the deck and cabin top/sides and cockpit sole around the pedestal.

I don't know what's in the keel stub however. Although because in my bilge I have no signs of compression around the keel bolt washers/nuts, and no water leakage through them, I would expect also solid frp without plywood (as I have read some manufacturers have used). It seems also that I have seen a diagram of the keel stub layout by Hunter somewhere. Can't find it now, but from memory they inserted SS plate into the keel stub.

 

[kito]

Don't listen to the people that say it's cored. My 79 H30 hull is solid fiberglass at least 1/2" thick with a cored deck. I would assume all Cherubini's are the same.

 

[sandpiper10471]

Not cored in the hull.

 

[Alctel]

Thanks guys, I was pretty sure it was solid (like I said, I installed a new transducer) but there are a number of folks who swear blind it was cored, as seen here

http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=104252

and here

http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=6683 (last post)