Note from previous owner Sam Quinan: During our later cruising we had the mis-adventure of hitting Momma Rhoda Reef - square on - under full sail - at 6+ knots where we spent several unpleasant hours listening to the side of the Malolo grinding  on the coral. She was extracted by a large horse power fishing boat that  pulled her - on her side and keel - across the reef and into open  water---------the upshot was that she suffered only minor scratches in  her gelcoat which I later repaired with Marine-Tex!!!! Must admit that this speaks well for the structural integrity of the early hulls----Currently reposing on a shelf in our living room is a piece of Momma Rhoda Reef (12"x12") with one side well impregnated with red bottom paint. A further testament to her hull strength (circa 1980) involved our  being rammed by a Nicaraguan gun boat and being taken prisoner as 'spys'  but that's another story for another time----Again best -Sam