It’s not worth the problems for carbon on a skiff that’s already light and not much material already. A larger vessel that would need weight savings maybe but the new glass boat builders have now is great.

 

Didn't someone build a submarine out of that stuff?

 

Yellowfin has been building carbon hulls with great success for years. Does have a benefit. Poling skiff? I’m not sure that juice will be worth the squeeze.

 

fish/pole one for a week and you'll see why its the t1ts.

 

There's brands here in Texas, for example New Water Boatworks, building with carbon. Should you ever need repair you could do so at the manufacturer. If your worried about tearing stuff up go aluminum. Sabine Skiffs is the king of aluminum.

 

Never had one. Wonder about their brittleness with all of our exposed oyster reefs?

I wanted to, badly, buy an inflatable to make it easy to transport and to not need a trailer/storage barn, etc. The oyster reefs keep me from doing that.

 

Never had one. Wonder about their brittleness with all of our exposed oyster reefs?

I wanted to, badly, buy an inflatable to make it easy to transport and to not need a trailer/storage barn, etc. The oyster reefs keep me from doing that.

This is what the manufacturer out of Florida said. (See below). States is there js a 30% weight reduction, improving draft.


Our lamination schedule for the entire build (not just the hull) includes an outer layer of fiberglass and an inner layer of carbon fiber, and the hull, deck and cockpit are vacuum infused with high-quality vinyl ester resin. This allows us to achieve a significant weight reduction while maintaining the strength, impact resistance, and repairability characteristics of an all-fiberglass boat. So, no worries about being able to repair the boat in the future and it shouldn’t impact your insurance.

 

There's brands here in Texas, for example New Water Boatworks, building with carbon. Should you ever need repair you could do so at the manufacturer. If your worried about tearing stuff up go aluminum. Sabine Skiffs is the king of aluminum.

There's brands here in Texas, for example New Water Boatworks, building with carbon. Should you ever need repair you could do so at the manufacturer. If your worried about tearing stuff up go aluminum. Sabine Skiffs is the king of aluminum.

There's brands here in Texas, for example New Water Boatworks, building with carbon. Should you ever need repair you could do so at the manufacturer. If your worried about tearing stuff up go aluminum. Sabine Skiffs is the king of aluminum.

Yeah, the waterworks is an awesome skiff, no doubt. Well done. I have to have one that will carry 4 however. Otherwise I would have bought it. The Chittum Laguna Madre is another exceptional skiff in carbon.

 

There are a few that are carbon from the gel coat out but the fiberglass padding keeps the incidental scratches easily repairable.

 

Nice, thanks. That’s good to know.