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John Smith wrote:
Hello, I've always wanted to build a boat and have decided to start with one from a book by a man last named Rahl, I don't have it with me. I've worked with both wood and steal extensively and I am drawn towards wood. If I were going to build with steal (metal) I would only need a few new tools though. I'm just looking for personal experiences, mainly with the Hull. -- Thank You, Freddie L. Richard Depends on what you want. If you want a beautiful, shinny, fair dock boat to take out and show off on a weekend, build it out of wood. If you want one hard as a rock and could probably run over a rock and only scratch the paint, build it out of steel. I could probably build one now that would be close to perfect, but I've just crossed the learning curve and I'm finished with all the welding for mine. I read on the web site of a professional yacht builder the other day, "if you want it perfectly fair, it'll cost an extra million". I'm happy with mine and it's far from perfect, but it'll make a perfect retirement home for me. I think I can shoot the rapids of the colorado, put on a new bottom paint job and then go cruising. Donald -- I'm building a Steel Robert's 434. You can sneak a peek if you wish by clicking on me link below. http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/donrayp/ 'USA, Home of the best politicians money can buy' |
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