"William R. Watt" wrote in message
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just out of curiosity of what use are plans that old?
the old growth wood with the close rings would no longer be available?
Hereshoff made his own hardware, in fact his whole operation was
completely verticaly integrated?
how much alteration would be needed to build a lookalike today?

You know the old saying "Where there's a will, there's a way."?

Well, where there's a will, there's also marketability. That's why there
are still-existent bronze age craft instructors, sailcloth makers,
loomspinners, renaissance faires....

A business for every interest.