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Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
I prefer the new hulls as 1) they have no wood in them and 2) they are lighter 3) the resins today are better in seawater. Back in the 70's they used wood for various structual elements and this basically was a bad idea and most of them eventually rotted.
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That's basically true. If someone gets a Potter hull they should assume that they will need to redo the transom and floor. However they are the only places that there is wood. The stringers are boxed fiberglass.
The newer boats are better in overall design in many ways as you've pointed out. The big problem is inconsistent/poor quality. The worse problem is stringers coming loose from the hull. That just doesn't seem to happen with the Potter hulls.