Dried out

not me
Im going back to the water when I get the chance
grew up on it
and what started out as chores to keep me out of trouble
( shure didnt work though )
does seem to have stuck
( kinda like pine pitch )
I love the sea
the sound of the waves
seagulls
my dad and grand dad love working on the boats in there off time
they just had a habit of making a chore out of everything
had that old school attitude that if you werent screwing up
you werent learning
and if you were screwing up
well
back then if you werent paddling the kids you were just a bad dad
my grand dad taught physics at Norwich military academy
just to give you an idea
he was one grumpy old sot I can attest to that
but
he did teach me how the old woodies were built
his dad was a shipwright and had drilled it into him
and my dad and his brother both worked there way through school with it
anyone else remember how to measure a old school hook scarf with a lock in it
you just dont see that kind of thing much any more
**** Im getting all nostalgic
I gotta say though
I hate fiberglass
it was clinker of carvel
and am not much fonder of metal
I can hear Roby now ( grand dad )
if it dont float
why would you build a boat out of it
any one on here lay up there own hollow masts or booms any more

 

For certain size craft, wood is just plane hard to beat, pound for pound, in building ease, availability, familiarity working the materials, tools, skill sets, aesthetic considerations, comfort, etc.

Many a wooden class racer, that has been duplicated in other materials, often have to wear the burden of additional weight, because the other materials made for heavier boats.

Most think of wood as a heavy material, but this just isn't the case, particularly in smaller sizes and using modern building methods. Besides, there's something just wrong about a 20's era runabout that is carbon fiber and the glistening mahogany decking is printed.

 

hear hear