Cracked tabbing on 52c

[jmooney]

The only place I would expect loose tabbing is where wood (ie bulkhead ) is tabbed to fiberglass and then it would be the joint between the wood and not the fiberglass to fiberglass joint . This is why mechanical fastening is recommended when fiberglass is tabbed to wood. I realize that sport fishers are run harder than motor yachts, but I have never seen stringers with cracks in the joint at the hull .

[jim rosenthal]

I'd worry. Cracked tabbing seems to indicate either habitual hard use, or a few very violent impacts at some time. Although it seems to me that the surveyor has been pretty thorough.