I have had a potter and now a 86 walk around. Cant find any difference in hull strength. Cracks in gel coat on topsides (easily repaired)in the 86 but so would a potter by now. I replace deck w/ 3/4 marine ply and glassed sealed both sides before glassing in. Original exterior ply wood deck was glassed in at edges & painted and only had 2 soft spots so I’m not worrying about rot till I’m gone. I also like the weight matching original design parameters of boat. Light is great too but boat can fly around more in chop
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