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Why can't we just use the existing hulls to build more ships?
by nexuist 7y ago
Why can't we just use the existing hulls to build more ships?
- londons_explore 7y agoNew fiberglass is shiny and smooth. Old fiberglass is full of cracks, scrapes, and holes. It's repairable, but the repair is highly labour intensive, whereas making a new boat uses less labour. Also, any repaired fiberglass item will always have a worse strength to weight ratio than a new item - you simply can't efficiently bond new to old fiberglass in a strong way.