Dropped my Coho (stich & Glue 6oz inside and out) from the top of the car to asphalt below. Resulting damage: Ego took the worst of it, Twisted ankle, boat finish was scuffed.

Truth is that there are circumstances that can introduce a stationary pointed object to the interior of ANY hull. It is also handy that most rocks that can hole your boat are located in very shallow water. If this should happen to you: 1. Get up out of your boat 2. stand knee deep at most in the water 3. finish swearing 4. find the duct tape 5. make repairs 6. paddle on.

Neat thing about these boats is: you built it, you can fix it. Most of us will never have to.

Have fun and keep several grains of salt available near your computer.

Mike
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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)