jpegbolton

Hey Tracy, see below — it's plated like this on both sides. This was done last year, it was out the water and the rest of the hull was checked. Interesting that 'bad batch' is a common refrain. What do you think? Hey Paul, thanks for this. Rest of the boat seems great, it was bought new and was an owner fit out, all looking good on it. I've put a picture of the overplating in the comment above — i'm no expert on plating or assessing quality of welding, so not sure how to read it.

Hey all, hope we're good. Me and my partner are looking to get out of bricks and move on to the water, continuous cruising. After a couple months, we've found a boat that's just what we're after, and within our budget. It was built in 2005, the only thing is its got some overplating on the hull which i've hears is a bit of a bad sign for a relatively new boat. It hasnt had a survey done on it (would obviosuly get one if we're serious about it), but the owner and a local surveyor who informally looked at it reckon its down to a bad batch of steel on the hull section because the rest of the hull is totally fine. If thats the case then i'm worried the hull it's going to keep deteriorating. Do you think this is something we could keep on top of with dilligent blacking (maybe even epoxy), or is the overplating on a relatively new boat too much of a red flag? Any guidance welcome, cheers, J