The birth of fiberglass boats. by steve mitchell. article taken from good old boat magazine: volume 2, number 6, november/december 1999.. despite the popular notion today, fiberglass and plastic resins were not "new" technology in the mid-1950s, nor was clinton pearson the first person to use them to build sailboats.. 1950's larson falls flyer - restoration project - if you know boats, you know that this is a classic rare fiberglass boat and can bring in a very high price when restored. $3400 obo : 37454: 14 feet 1956 larson falls flyer outboard: $21,900: another early fiberglass model of the stylish larson falls flyer.. This line of early fiberglass premium boats from chris craft securely established the company as a builder of high quality, functional, durable, and exquisitly styled boats. there was a model for virtually every boating need, style, and budget..
While the 1950s was a test bed for early fiberglass techniques, the early sixties was when the benefits became directly available to the average sailor, as the fiberglass industry began to mature from one-up to assembly lines and standardization.. Fiberglass reinforced plastic. this is the full name of what, for over forty years, has been known as the fiberglass boat. it consists of a basic standard of 65% continuous glass fibers, in the form of fabrics, and 35% plastic resin.. The author notes that blistering has never been much of a problem in early fiberglass boats, even though they can be fifteen years or so older than the blister-prone boats of the 1980’s. the reasons appear to be thicker gelcoats and thicker, less flexible structures in the older boats. more points for heavily built boats..
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