Fibre Glass Boats

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
163
Date Released
10 Feb 1958
Date recorded
10 Jan 1958
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: Going to sea in a sieve sounds silly enough, but how about setting sail on a bunch of fibres - each measuring one-fiftieth the diameter of a human hair? Well, it is not as silly as it sounds, for boats made of fibre glass, bonded together with special resin and other materials, have four times the strength of steel. When fitted with an inboard motor and two built-in bouyancy tanks, the boats can cruise along even when they are three-quarters full of water - which is more than a sieve can!
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
England; Hertfordshire; Rickmansworth
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
230
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fibre Glass Boats', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 163, 10 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120510 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)