On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:49:32 -0500, "mmc" wrote:

u can't judge all boats by that any more than you can judge all boaters by
the words of Wilbur.
Lots, if not most of the older boats have very strong hulls. When I
installed the thru hulls on my Phillip Rhodes Traveler I found about 2.5" of
hand laid glass in the bilge area.

And 2 1/2 is heavier than the hull of a type 7 U-boat, which had a
mere 20mm of steel. They have built 150 footers with 2 1/2 wood hull
planking. Minesweepers. John Wayne owned one.

Casady