On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 01:47:44 GMT, "Lawrence James"
wrote:

Oh and that's why there are so many old boats still around. Because wood is
such a good material to build boats with.

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More baloney. Those wood boats that have received the proper care and
maintenance over the years ARE still around. It's well understood
that they do require more care and maintenance, and that is the issue
for most people. We have a sailboat boat at my club in Connecticut
that was built from epoxy saturated cedar strips back in the early
70s. It requires almost no special maintenance because of the
encapsulation, and it is still one of the lightest, fastest 30 footers
in our region.