Cored/Not Cored

[bert]

I read a piece from "Practical Boat Buying" that indicated some
of the Morgan 383 series were built with cored hulls. Does
anyone have any information on the truth of this statement? If
true, how can one tell which hull they have without drilling a
hole or pulling out a thru hull to look? Also, what is the
difference in displacement, if any?

 

[aistqm]

My research indicates that all of the 382,3,4s hulls were cored with foam above the waterline. If you look behind the vanity in the head by removing the trash can and looking at where the waterline should be, you will see where the foam stops. There will be "bump" where the two laminants come together. The actual displacement of these boats is not a figure that I can verify. The published displacements are 17200lbs for the 382 and 18000lbs for the 383,4 but these figures are subject to debate.

 

[dhoneycutt]

I agree with Jay to the best of my knowledge the majoriaty of the Brewer 38's were cored to the waterline you can see this in various places in the hull tha ars visiable, some of the 4 sreies builtd at the end may have been solid everywhere. On displacement see my earlier comments regarding uS sailing polar diagrams as well as the statement that my new Americap rating recieved 5/12/99 now has displacement at 17091. Go figure. Hapopy Sailing

 

[barefoot]

<div>I agree with Jan and Dick. Sometimes (!) "Practical Sailor" doesn't get things exactly correct. As far as I know, ALL M-382s, -383s, and -384s are solid laminate up to the waterline, then foam cored from the waterline to the hull-to-deck joint. If there is anyone out there who has other information, please let us know.
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