After spending the past 6 months bulding my Georgian Bay, I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I used a pretty basic 6 oz layup inside and out on the hull and 4 oz on the deck, reinforced at key areas. I'm looking forward to getting out on Lake Superior with my cronies in their Current Designs boats. Imagine my dismay when I stumbled upon George Roberts' site and read his review of the strip-building techniques I followed,

"After a proper period of curing I put the boat in the water and paddled to Mackinaw Island from the mainland. Landing in 6" chop on a shore comprised of sand with a few 6" diameter rocks put a hole in the hull - a 12" tear through the cloth and along the strips in the hull."

What the??!!! Now, while George may be a bit abrasive from time to time, I've had no reason to believe he was actually insane. Has anybody here experienced catastrophic failure in such gentle conditions as George described?

Worried in Wisconsin
(Jim)