danypacaud
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If I took a 1960s wooden Twinkle 10 dinghy to Tasmania, would the summer heat/dryness destroy it?
Takink a wooden boat to a hot climate
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AntarcticPilot
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Tasmania is the most temperate part of Australia, so it may not be as big a problem as you imagine.
However, a clinker built boat will suffer from shrinkage of the wood if allowed to dry out. Can you keep it afloat?
Wansworth
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When fishermen here in Galicia( a fairly hot summer and drying north winds.) used to wet down their dories and leave the exposed seating covered with cloths soaked in seawater……now only a few retired fishermen do thetas working boats are now glassfibre.If their boats had been ashore for a while in the summer they would sink them.
wombat88
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A white boat cover would help. Also chucking the occasional bucket of sea water into it. Obviously, if left in a dinghy park in the sun it will shrink. How much it leaks will depend on the overall condition and the state of the fastenings particularly. I doubt it would enjoy the trip to Tassie in a container.
