Very new to boatbuilding, have some questions!

You do have to apply regular antifouling.

 

Good luck getting it to stick to wet wood.

 

Of course it sticks, do you think the wood stays dry when in use underwater? Building with wet wood was normal back in the day, nobody waited years for big timbers to dry.

But maybe we have a terminology problem here, for me green wood is at 100% moisture content, wet wood is 20-60%, dry is under 20%. Green is for steam bending and steaming drys the wood out. 40-50% is perfectly acceptable for traditional construction.

 

That is totally incorrect. Green wood will shrink, check and warp as it dries. Read any text on shipbuilding.
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/baf4/1bfaf928e82c31a837487b93a205ad218e6b.pdf
Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age https://books.google.com/books?id=xQJKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=wood+quality+shipbuilding&source=bl&ots=5ujRSXkPo5&sig=ACfU3U1bFy7-g1rsEjtxADHZ2sQl1xg__g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPm7Xly7bqAhUDU80KHSH2BnQQ6AEwC3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=wood%20quality%20shipbuilding&f=false

 

Those are very interesting comments. In any case, the very first boat I'll build will more be a test than other thing. I do not think I'll have it dried at 100%, but if I ever try to do something bigger, I will certainly follow these advices and dry my wood before building

 

Fyne boats are a good place to start. Kits - Fyne Boat Kits https://www.fyneboatkits.co.uk/kits/

These are free.
MechanixIllustrated Pod http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=MechanixIllustrated/Pod
MechanixIllustrated rs dory http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=MechanixIllustrated/rs_dory

If you decide to go large?
www.svensons.com - Free Boat Plans From "Science and Mechanics" Magazines http://www.svensons.com/boat/

Good luck.