"mr.b" wrote in message
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It's the snow...gives you time to think...about when it all melts...
I'm asking because I don't know the first damn thing about boat
construction. I've got an older fiberglass boat, an HR28 made by
Hinterhoeller. It's sound and will be getting new standing rigging and
sails this year. I love the lines and the way it handles. Is it possible
to take the lines from this boat and have one made in wood? What kind
of changes in performance, behaviour might you expect? Is it even
possible with the differences in the weight of bldg. materials to build
an exact copy in wood? At my age I'm thinking the next boat I own may be
the last one I own, and there's something really appealing about a wood
boat. This particular boat is a perfect size for my mate and me and it can
handle just about any kind of weather the Great Lakes can throw at it. In
fact one guy sailed his from Quebec to South Africa and back without a
motor. Opinions?

Perfectly possible from a technical point of view, but it will be a _huge_
hit on your bank balance.
Better stick with the boat you have or else find a wooden boat that is
already in existence and ensure that you find a surveyor who knows about
wooden boats to check it before you buy. Bringing back a wooden boat that
has been allowed to deteriorate is also _very_ expensive in terms of
man-hours. Been there, done that on small boats several times, but with my
own labour. Problem is, having done it I am reluctant to part with them so
now have more boats than I can ever use. Passing the problem to my
executors...