Yep a great project for sure, just hope that all prceeds to final fruition, given time; how much is the Masts , rigging, sails etc going to cost ?
Might I ask why rebuilt in Hard Woods when originally in soft Woods ?
But in that case wouldn't it be better just to put a match to it and start from scratch?If she was built from cheap materials & suffered from poor or no maintenance for most of her life thats plenty of time for major rot to set in.
Costs of ripping out & replacing structure on wooden ships tends to run away quickly.
So that it doesn't have to be rebuilt every 10 years?
But in that case wouldn't it be better just to put a match to it and start from scratch?
It's called "sunk cost idiocy". ?Quite possibly! but when someone has paid good money for something the temptation is to keep going no matter how bad it is.
the cost of repairs is here, but I do not know if you can believe this information.If she was built from cheap materials & suffered from poor or no maintenance for most of her life thats plenty of time for major rot to set in.
Costs of ripping out & replacing structure on wooden ships tends to run away quickly.