On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:50:24 -0500, HK wrote:

We built dinghies that looked very much like yours, and rowboats that
were somewhat more stout.

How many did you actually build by yourself ?

I'm guessing zero.

No one in the 50s or 60s could afford to build a wooden boat bigger
than 7 ft for $200, even using the cheapest materials. Nowadays a
sheet of good Okume sells for $200, and fyi, Okume is about as good as
it gets for marine plywood. It is light, strong and highly rot
resistant. Many racing hydroplanes have been built from it, and other
lightweight high performance boats.

In a word Harry, you know just about zip with regards to boat
building, and you have incredible gall denigrating the skills of
others. Get a life.