No, I have only been in Norway just under 3 years. Mine are English built in
mahogany and English elm with oak timbering. I keep them because they were
built by my father who was a boat builder and they range in age from 50 to
88 years and I keep them looking good and ready for use.
English lapstrake boats have narrower planks and more of them than
Scandinavian and the narrow planks allow more complex shapes to be built
than the wide planked Scandinavian lapstrake boats. Also most Scandinavian
boats are built of softwood which is harder to keep looking good although
there are some beautifully maintained wooden boats around here.
So my tally is seven wooden boats, a GRP yacht and one small GRP dinghy plus
one rubber dinghy.

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Edgar wrote:
.... I have ten boats at the moment and am
resisting suggestions that this is too many for one person and his wife.
But
they are mostly small although the range is from 38' down to 8'. But
the
smaller ones are irreplaceable wooden boats and I just like having them
even
if some of them go several years without hitting the water...


Are they those wonderful lapstrake Scandinavian working boat
types? It's different if they're collectors items.
Definitely not a toy!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King