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Vietnam War PBR's were built of fiberglass; they worked fine. That's the boat in the film Apocalypse Now.
I'm not certain about the Sears 17' boat,however my dad owned a 1968 Sears 15' fiberglass boat,and it was made by a company called Arkansas Traveler.I've been told Arkansas Traveler is out of bussiness,
Fiberglass is actually very flammable.
I would think a fiberglass boat is better than a wooden boat because a wooden one can rot and would be hevy to move weres the fiberglass boat wont rot and is light so would be easy to move.
A sponge and some fiberglass sealers works the best on a fiberglass boat. There are other fiberglass cleaning material available depending on what your particular need is. For just basic cleaning, I would go with the sponge and fiberglass sealer.
You can remove dried barnacles from a fiberglass boat using a stainless steel scrubber or a pressure washer for large barnacles.
A boat floats by keeping water outside, regardless of any material
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It would depend on the construction of the craft, but as a general rule, the fiberglass boat will be heavier.
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