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- From: bobp@cherise.UUCP (Robert Parkinson)
- Newsgroups: rec.boats
- Subject: Re: wood or glass?
- Message-ID: <159@cherise.UUCP>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 16:19:44 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.034633.22406@news.Hawaii.Edu> <1992Nov13.214354.7716@das.harvard.edu> <1992Nov14.010752.11089@u.washington.edu>
- Reply-To: bobp@cherise.UUCP (Robert Parkinson)
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- In article <1992Nov14.010752.11089@u.washington.edu> kaygee@hardy.u.washington.edu (Kevin Giansante) writes:
- >I'd been advised by many folks to avoid buying a used wooden boat
- >because of the relatively high maintenance. Not sure what they
- >were talking about, I took a short course in wooden boat
- >maintenance and repair, and I now have a much better idea about
- >what's involved in dealing with an aging wooden boat.
- >
- >But I still can't compare wood to fiberglass because I can't find
- >much information about maintaining glass. I hear and read many
- >references to osmosis, gelcoat crazing, delamination, and other
- >ailments, but nobody seems to be able to tell me what it's realistic
- >to expect of, say, a twenty-to-thirty-year-old fiberglass hull, or what
- >might be involved in refurbishing a neglected glass boat.
- >
- >Any ideas?
- >
- >Thanks.
-
- Wooden Boat magazine had an article some time back comparing the costs
- of maintaining a wooden boat versus the cost of maintaining a glass
- boat. The article presumed that you would have a yard do most of
- the work, and was pretty thorough, in typical WB fashion. Surprisingly,
- to me anyway, the costs came out pretty even.
-
- On the other hand, I have an Alberg 30 (glass) and my brother has
- a 1941 Hinckley Islander (31', wood) in the next slip. We both do a lot
- of our own work, and he works a hell of a lot more than I. I think
- the extra work is worth it to have a lovely wooden boat. In fact,
- my next boat will be wood.
-
- If you call Wooden Boat, I'm sure they could figure out which
- article I referred to, and send you the issue. Try 800-877-5284
- which is the sales office, and they'll give you the number for
- the back issues people, I guess.
-
- Bob Parkinson
- bobp@sandr.com
-