[sailnaway]

According to the people in the Columbia owners club in fact the Colombia 50 was built to Lloyds standards however I have not documented this as of yet. I do however know that the practice of to much catalyst in fiberglass so they could do a rapid lay up was done buy some builders. As for the issue of the matt the same applies I am not sure about that but it is possibly that much of it was used and not directional cloth. I am sure they used one layer of heavy roving and then matt maybe alternate layers but I will investigate this further. To our friend who thought maybe I was looking for too much in a buy well you should look for the best you can afford. I have many years of boat building experience but most was in yachts under forty feet. I take pride in the fact that the vessels I built were some of the best ever built buy a large custom builder in Florida. Lou Ralls the singer was very happy with the boat I built for him and said I was the only guy at the boat builders that had soul. I still get a chuckle out of that when I think of that. Not bragging but I know my boats fair enough but I am always open to comments and advise. I don’t think you can ever know enough and that when you think you have the game figured out they change the rules.