curve
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Reged: 09/02/2008
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I am considering getting one of these just for the sheer joy of owning a wooden boat. How much actual maintenance would be required on an annual basis?
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LakeSailor
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Reged: 15/02/2005
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Lots.
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curve
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Reged: 09/02/2008
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Loc: North by Northwest
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I am also DIY incompetent so I am guessing it will also be very costly but I still fancy a wooden craft.
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Twisterowner
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Reged: 23/07/2005
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Loc: ally poor
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If you can find one in perfect condition, and keep it in that state, it won't be so bad. But if you buy one that's been "let go" then you are in for a lot of work and expense.
Some factors to consider are: are you retired, do you live near the boat, will she be in an alongside berth with electricity available so that you are tempted to go down to her of an evening and do some work or, will you have to launch a dinghy and go out to a swinging mooring [only to find you've left the paintbrushes in the car!]
Anyway what is "the sheer joy of owning a wooden boat". If it's classic lines you want, you could go for a grp-hulled version of a wooden classic, e.g. Twister.
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curve
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I guess it is classic lines that I want. But all the boats that I have seen that have left me in awe have always been wooden. I guess what I am after is a smaller version of a J-class that I can sail singehanded.
I am moving to Cowes in the autumn and she will be kept probably in East Cowes marina. I am more than willing to pay others to do the work that I cannot manage. Anything beyond simple varnishing would be beyond my peculiar talents.
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Timshel
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Reged: 06/01/2006
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Loc: W coast of France
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Hi,
I had one for six years...
I now have an aluminium boat.
Nuff said? :-))
Brian.
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Twisterowner
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I guess it is classic lines that I want.
Say no more. Have a look at www.twister.org.uk
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LakeSailor
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Loc: ation : Lake District
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Get a grp folkboat
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Heras_Master
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Reged: 17/09/2007
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Loc: Lossiemouth
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Hi The Folk Boat association is very strong in the Solent you can get help and advice from them. On a personal basis I have just completed a 4yr restoration on a F B for me it was a labour of luv. But as others have said "when wood is good its very very good" when its bad its a nightmare. Dont go for a "project" if you cant do it your self. Good hunting for your FB. Mike
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PyroJames
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Reged: 09/08/2002
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Loc: Cambridge
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If you can afford it go for it. I am now on my third wooden boat, all of which have had major works at some time, from a 9 foot cedar clinker sailing dingy (6 planks), a 33 foot sloop, (new interior and deck) and the current 50 foot "project". With the exception of the last boat, I have done all the work. I now have a chap who is just starting out boat building, while I give him instruction and pay him full time to work on the new boat. If you do buy a project, this is the cheapest route to take, if you can't do it yourself.
I just personally don't like GRP. Feel, smell, look, even though there are some very pretty GRP boats about.
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