Still on the shopping list are:
1. Electric windlass
2. Removable bowsprit
3. Keel-cooled fridge/freezer
4. Steps on the mast
5. Fit the SSB
6. Replace the Eber
Here endeth the list.
All the 'big' problems we've had (the deck and now the rudder) were due to bits of wood.
IMHO classic, wooden boat are true things of beauty but I would never want to own one.
I like sailing too much to own a wooden boat.