The "T" Word

[camaraderie]

Bardo...re: cored hulls.
My problem with them is for cruising to distant places and the difficulty of repairing such hulls should they be broached. Assuming you get a clean survey from a good surbeyor and don't do anything to let water in between the "sheets", I don't see any reason not to get one for US Coastal cruising.
The difficulty of surveying such a hull has been noted before so you might want to ask around about who the racing sailors use for surveys since most of those hulls are cored and you want someone with experience.

[ehmanta]

Bardo,
I have a 30 year old T-37 with partial coring and have owned the boat for twelve years. I have not had a problem at all with the coring and have drilled a couple of thru holes for seacocks, the outer skin of glass is quite substantial and could stand on its own. I'm not sure if the T-33 shares the same fibreglass layup, but they are both S&S hull designs so they could.
As others have said, get a good survey and you'll be fine. If you have to do a repair on it, it's not technically difficult, but could be expensive if you get a yard to do the work. Good luck, sounds like you've found a great boat.

[Valiente]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

I wouldn't be afraid of a cored hull, just careful to get a real good survey.

I agree. It's basically an "either/or". Either the boat's got a core as water-free as the day it was laid down, or you walk away, because no good can come from a soaking core.