ferro-cement

[LindsayG]

Originally Posted by Andy

So that ferro boat I mentioned earlier...well I just bought her. Lots of research later and here is what I know:

Built 1978 professionally by Ferro Cement Marine Services in England. Fitted out By Arthur Holt Ltd. in Heybridge. .

Very nice looking boat Andy.Who designed her ??

Any interior shots ??

Wasnt Ferro Cement Marine Services run by Colin Brookes of Harley & Brookes now residing in New Zealand ??

Anyway very nice boat ,how does she sail ??

[Bruce46]

Back in the 60's I was very involved with the design and building and design of ferro cement boats and we came to the conculsion that ferrocement is a viable material for boat building, however, by the time you put the proper materials and man hours into the construction there is no cost advantage over more accepted methods.

[Andy]

No interior shots at the moment, but here she is after new paint and varnish. She is very beamy for her length, so lots of interior space (altho a little tight on headroom, especially up for'd). She's also very powerful and stable under sail, particularly as the wind comes up on a beam or broad reach. No problems keeping up with modern cruisers of the same length here. She doesn't point too well at the moment, but this year I'm going to play around with the rig (read try to get rid of some forestay sag) and the sails, whilst serviceable, could do with being replaced soon. Short tacking upwind (esp into waves) is her weak point, the beamy hull gets stopped quite easily. But flat water she goes well, even to windward. Point her onto a fetch and put the kettle on and she will reel off the miles with very little effort, often steering herself (the cutter rig helps with achieving balance). Had a hairy reach (40 knots wind, full sail) back up the Clyde from Arran at the end of 2 seasons ago in company with a friend's Bowman 40, and there wasn't much in it in spite of his 7 foot waterline advantage - he was broaching from time to time whilst we were under complete control. Nice.

Here's a link to last summer's blog: http://goodshipmaragay.blogspot.com/

[BillAU]

That is a real nice FC yacht you have Andy, had the FC yacht I looked at in Sydney looked even a little like yours, I would have bought her in a flash, unfortunatly the FC yacht I looked at...Looked to be ready to be used as a reef, she was full of rust and, in my humble opinion, to far gone.
Your FC yacht shows that a good, well cared for FC boat, can look every bit as good as a FG boat.

[chappy1]

Good afternoon all,
Iam new here, and not sure how to do this,
So if I am in the wronge section please forgive me.
I have a question,
I was recently given a ferro-hull, to rebuild, but i am completely lost.
I know nothing about the boat other than it was abandonned and the marina has taken ownership and wants it gone asap.

It needs some hefty repairs, My question is where do i find anyone who knows how to do repairs on this kind of hull?
And is this type of boat really worth the time and money?
Any help is greatly apreciated.
Thank you all kindly

[LindsayG]

Originally Posted by chappy1

I was recently given a ferro-hull, to rebuild, but i am completely lost.
I know nothing about the boat other than it was abandonned and the marina has taken ownership and wants it gone asap.

Thank you all kindly

Photos will help to identify the designer and survey the neglect chappy1.