On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:16:50 -0800, Bruno Beam wrote:

Metal, wood, plastic,rubber or stone?

What do you recommend?

I think I can rule out rubber and stone immediately.

All of the other materials are reasonable choices depending on various
things which you failed to mention.

What kind of tools do you have access to?
What kind of skills do you have?
Do you want a power boat or sailboat?
Do you want the boat to be trailerable?
Where will it sail? calm lakes? bays? Across oceans?
Will it sail where there are icebergs and such?

--Mac

Wouldn't a rubber boat be able to bounce off icebergs?
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:16:50 -0800, Bruno Beam wrote:

Metal, wood, plastic,rubber or stone?

What do you recommend?

I think I can rule out rubber and stone immediately.

All of the other materials are reasonable choices depending on various
things which you failed to mention.

What kind of tools do you have access to?
What kind of skills do you have?
Do you want a power boat or sailboat?
Do you want the boat to be trailerable?
Where will it sail? calm lakes? bays? Across oceans?
Will it sail where there are icebergs and such?

--Mac

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:01:53 +0000, MMC wrote:

Wouldn't a rubber boat be able to bounce off icebergs?

I'm sure I wouldn't know.

But actually, after I sent my post, I realized that many people refer to
inflatables as "rubber boats." And of course, inflatables as a class are
perfectly respectable boats.

I'm not sure if I would recommend that an individual try to build a rubber
boat, however. It seems to me that the construction might be a bit tricky.

--Mac

Mac wrote:
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:16:50 -0800, Bruno Beam wrote:

Metal, wood, plastic,rubber or stone?

What do you recommend?

I think I can rule out rubber and stone immediately.

--Mac

Stone??? - concrete as in ferro concrete construction has a high
proportion of stone in it!!!

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:18:36 -0800, colinstone wrote:


Mac wrote:
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:16:50 -0800, Bruno Beam wrote:

Metal, wood, plastic,rubber or stone?

What do you recommend?

I think I can rule out rubber and stone immediately.

--Mac

Stone??? - concrete as in ferro concrete construction has a high
proportion of stone in it!!!

As I said, I think I can rule out stone immediately.

;-)

--Mac

On 14 Dec 2004 01:16:50 -0800,
(Bruno Beam) wrote:

Metal, wood, plastic,rubber or stone?

What do you recommend?

Bruno,

Steel :-)

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove
43' steel hulled cutter/ketch

You guys all have way too much time on your hands....!
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On 14 Dec 2004 01:16:50 -0800,
(Bruno Beam) wrote:

Metal, wood, plastic,rubber or stone?

What do you recommend?

Bruno,

Steel :-)

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove
43' steel hulled cutter/ketch