Do any boaters out there know about Sportcraft made boat hull quality?

Question

I've heard that the hull material for Sportcraft fisherman boats (not sure if all models) was listed as fiberglass but was a combination of plywood hull and stringers coated with fiberglass (thinly) and that eventual rot was a good pissibility...

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

Sportcraft is a nice hull. Enough deadrise to soften the bumps, but it still does not draw too much. All stringers and transoms are cored with something. If they weren't, they would be way too heavy. Before the new hitech aircored materials, the best way to reduce the weight was plywood. Some builders even used balsa.You can take a rubber mallet to the transom, and if you hear a wet "slap", the transom is delaminated and wet. It's not that big a deal to replace, if you have any fiberglass experience. I've done it about a half dozen times on various boats I've owned over the years.

Answer 2

The stingers(boards that cross the bottom and support floor) and the transom are often made of plywood and sealed with fiberglass or epoxy.
Holes drilled or cut allow water in and they rot.
I do not know about Sportcraft but inspect the inside of transom that is where it might be soft.
Also lift access panels in floor and see if a screwdriver will poke a hole in stringers.
This was a common way to make a boat. Some last some don't

Answer 3

Sportcraft Boat

Answer 4

Usually i thought that hulls were made of fiberglass like the rest of the body. But i dont really know. I am a boater but i dont know much about boats. Sorry.