Square edges by nature catch the rocks and fracture resulting in ragged saw tooth edges that nick or cut fly lines. Next consider interior parts. If you see rows and rows of shower stalls and hot tubs outside their plant, there is a good possibility that they do use a production chopper gun. For the last 25 years at ClackaCraft , we have built only boats and because of our commitment to quality, we only hand lay our product. We do not sandwich cheap foam filler between bottom layers.
Foam crushes and breaks down as a result of bottom flexing as rocks slam into the boat.
Water finds its way into the foam through breaks and pin holes. Freezing water soaked foam will de-laminate fiberglass layers. Water soaked foam results in excessive weight and a weak bottom. One hundred percent solid, hand-laid fiberglass is the only application technique that will keep our boats within the parameters that our engineering staff demands. You might be interested to know that the same person who is in charge of our product verification program is also the man who answers directly to the president of ClackaCraft .