On 2007-12-17 10:25:16 -0500, "Edgar" said:

"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.

And an even more huge hit on your sailing time. This sort of project
takes man-years to complete...

and in the end you'd end up with a boat that requires considerably more
maintenance -- time that you can't spend sailing.

There's a reason few wooden boats are made currently.

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
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