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Seen a wooden pulled (larch on oak) 24ft treeve (I think?) For sale

Hull is sound, but needs new floor and was an open boat (crab boat)
Has motor mount etc as it's an inboard setup

Apparently was possible to have them when new with a wheelhouse so would be tempted to make one


Quite interested as looks nice, but concerned about a few things


Firstly, how much hassle is a wooden pulled boat to look after?
Would it be worth costing it with fibreglass sheet? Or just keep the hull clean and painted once a year or so?

Also, approx how heavy would it be?

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"wooden pulled" and "costing with grp " must be auto correct doing its usual treachery ? Lol.
Wooden hulled and covering must be the elusive words? ?
A wooden boat covered in grp is usually a sign of a very leaky or even rotten boat.
Covering the hull in grp often leads to accelerated decay as the rain gets between the grp and the wood. Would not recommend covering with grp.
If you enjoy working on boats then it could be for you. Sanding and painting go hand in hand with a wooden boat. Once up to a decent standard then it's usually a coat of paint every year. Weight ? Not totally sure but possibly not considerably heavier than a grp hull.
Wood is strong and very good at absorbing impact and often fairly easy to repair.
I've had wooden motor and sail. Personally I would not have another as a boat has enough to maintain without the wood needing attention.
Wooden boats do come with character though ?
 
Larch on oak is the standard build material and quite long lived. As it was not built as a yacht it is unlikely to be copper fastened, possibly iron or steel boat nails which can be a maintenance problem. Suggest check this, usual symptoms are rust bleeding from the planks.
Not a good idea to sheath or seal with GRP or epoxy as this shortens the life considerably.
All wooden boats require regular maintenance so as long as you are happy to paint and look after her, she will look after you. Timber fishing vessels are generally very strong but in many cases they were built for a limited commercial life so you would probably be advised to get a survey first. Open boats are slightly at risk of fresh water decays where rainwater gets into the exposed internal structure.
I would guess her weight at around 1.5- 2 tons if she is heavily built but that is very approximate at 24ft
 
Yes those are the words I meant! Auto correct annoys me!!!

It's just wood hull at the moment, I just heard about people costing them with grp, but I understand what you mean about water getting in between

It wouldn't bother me sanding it etc each year or so, and as you said all boats require maintenance anyway

The boat floor is already stripped due to rot, so its essentially a bare hull with the motor mount etc, so would obviously check it all and then refloor and build wheelhouse

The weight is an issue though.....

Will leave it as cant afford mooring

Have also seen a nice 14ft dory with open deck but I dont know


Problem is, logically and perhaps sensibly, a 16ft or so grp is nice size, easy launch etc

But I would personally love a 20~25ft boat with an inboard engine but then weight towing becomes an issue so chances are especially at top end of that size range it needs mooring

And then I think to myself, if I'm paying mooring, I may as well get a 30ft steel hull and job done ?
 
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