alt Hacker NewsInterestingly concrete yachts are a thing. Ferro-cement is the term, but it is just reinforced concrete. You can buy very large yachts for small amounts of money with yachts made this way in the 70s.
Insurance can be tricky for no really good reason
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davidjade • today at 6:47 PM
Except the steel armature inside can turn to hidden rust and if you do something and crack the ferro hull they can be a total loss. A lot were home built so finding a quality build is another issue.
There’s a reason insurance won’t touch them.
>Insurance can be tricky for no really good reason
It is very expensive to prove a ferro hull to be sound, which is a requirement for getting insurance.