On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:54:24 -0500, Jim Conlin
wrote:

So, buy a good old boat and go get some experience.

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Absolutely right. Building a boat of any size at all is a very big
project that is guaranteed to take 2 or 3 times longer than your
wildest estimate, and with matching cost over runs. If you really
want to build a boat I'd recommend something small.