Hi Bilby,

those GRP hulls did have some trouble with the stiffening and frames inside coming away from the hull, so it could be well worth while taking the decks off to have a look, the sides of the hulls where particularly prone to flexing some foam frames may help with this, then you can put nice decks back on.

As Matt said there probably isn't much weight to be saved as the GRP skin was just to heavy, that's why they changed to foam sandwich. But being heavy doesn't preclude it from sailing well (a heavy weight boat won the sloop rig Vic. title a few years ago)and providing enjoyment, just make sure it is strong enough as you fix it up.

Regards Gary. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />