Why bother?
If the wood is in good shape, there is no need to glass over it. If the
wood is in poor shape, glassing over it is a BAD idea and wastes your money.


Agreed.

A wonderful thing about a wood boat is that any damage from whatever cause
can always be repaired so the boat is at least as good as new.

It can also be repaired so that it's leaky & weakened & certainly
nowhere near as good as new.

The problem with 'repairs' to wooden boats is that it takes expensive
materials & tools & a lot of expert skill, or it's almost worthless.

... A patch on
fiberglass is always a weak point.

Not at all true. Fiberglass can easily be patched such that it is
stronger than it was originally. Such works takes cheap, readily
available materials, and not much skill.


.... Additionally, wood is arguably less
damage-prone from impact than fiberglass

Arguably?

The best thing about wood construction is the sound that a wooden hull
makes sailing thru the water. The next best thing is the built-in
flotation. From a viewpoint of political correctness, the best thing
about wood boats is that they are biodegradable.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Can't help it - and the worst thing about wooden boats from a maintenance
point of view is that they are biodegradable - i.e they rot.
David
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The best thing about wood construction is the sound that a wooden hull
makes sailing thru the water. The next best thing is the built-in
flotation. From a viewpoint of political correctness, the best thing about
wood boats is that they are biodegradable.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Hi
The vorse thing about a steel boat is that it will rust at some point
about a glasfiber that it to will reach an age where the repair of the
hull don't justify buying all that other stuff new , what's bad with
any hull materials are that they last somewhere the same time and at
some point it's needless to restore what is one third the final cost
of a boat the hull, if you also need a new engine, a new propellor rig,
cabin deck floor and electrics hydralics and corkscrew.
Tradisional is no vorse or better and if you think it ask more
maintaince you proberly never had one.