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Originally Posted by afterburn 549
There is nothing quite so rewarding as a wood boat, the smell, the sound of the water, the no sweating inside.
Carvel, lapstrake, steam bents, sawn?
Whereas plastic is soulless.
JMO
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plywood esp west system epoxy saturated wood is far better for long life
the hull is a single piece of plywood layers sealed in epoxy
then screwed together bits of wood old style construction
far stronger and less maintenance also
yes wood boats are pretty
and SOMEDAY will be valued classic's
but west system epoxy / plywood is state of the art wood today
and there are a fair number of 80's and later boats
esp tri's and cats or racers over 30ft