wooden boats again

Minn said:
GOOD wooden boats change hands rather rarely, and usually between people who know what they are doing.

By way of illustration I sold mine after 29 years - clean bill of health on survey - and within 24 hours I bought another wooden boat that a friend had owned for 22 years - she needed some half dozen hood end screws replacing.

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How true,mine has had two owners 19 and 28 years respectively.:encouragement:
 
Time being a relative activity-related thing and all that....

I reckon the 10 hours a week I no longer spend watching telly would ( for example) maintain quite a large wooden vessel in such a way that it glows.

Wood got soul (man).

And wots so wrong with cherishing a bit of love on a soul eh?
 
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Novachris said:
,but has more water in her bilge than I would expect, or is about a foot depth of seawater what I should expect?
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There is no simple answer to your question but. My boat is dry apart from water from the stern tube whilst running. Most vessels take on water that way.

Many on here know that little Ship is a woodie and I have taken lots of digs on here from the guys about it, all of them have like the experience of being on board. Wood boats need care and attention and "can't" be left as the damage can and will start because of neglect. Many wood boats come up for sale due to that fact, once left the work becomes exponential. Finding a good wood boat is always difficult but there are many out there.

As stated there are many who own wood boats that never seem to leave the boat yard, then there are others that do the maintenance needed and get out there. I'm of the latter........ Little Ship does more miles a year than 95% of the plastic fantastics and she does it with a little grace and lots of admiration wherever I take her.

My maintenance could if I so wished be completed in about two/three weekends although I do take much longer mainly due to the fact I enjoy working on my boat. You need to want to do maintenance, if you are of the ilk that DOSENT like dirty hands or are time short then plastic is the way to go ....... It's that simple.

Before anyone points out that my wood boat is for sale........ It's not because she is rotten :cool:

Good luck finding one that suits you.

Tom
 
LittleShip said:
There is no simple answer to your question but. My boat is dry apart from water from the stern tube whilst running. Most vessels take on water that way.

Many on here know that little Ship is a woodie and I have taken lots of digs on here from the guys about it, all of them have like the experience of being on board. Wood boats need care and attention and "can't" be left as the damage can and will start because of neglect. Many wood boats come up for sale due to that fact, once left the work becomes exponential. Finding a good wood boat is always difficult but there are many out there.

As stated there are many who own wood boats that never seem to leave the boat yard, then there are others that do the maintenance needed and get out there. I'm of the latter........ Little Ship does more miles a year than 95% of the plastic fantastics and she does it with a little grace and lots of admiration wherever I take her.

My maintenance could if I so wished be completed in about two/three weekends although I do take much longer mainly due to the fact I enjoy working on my boat. You need to want to do maintenance, if you are of the ilk that DOSENT like dirty hands or are time short then plastic is the way to go ....... It's that simple.

Before anyone points out that my wood boat is for sale........ It's not because she is rotten :cool:

Good luck finding one that suits you.

Tom
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+1 totally agree.

My woodie is a 52 week a year commitment. I like her that way. Fact is I get a bit bored if there is nothing to do on her. Frustrated when there work to do but the weather isn't good enough to allow me to do it and delighted when I go sailing.
 
PhillM;4649849My woodie is a 52 week a year commitment. I like her that way. Fact is I get a bit bored if there is nothing to do on her. Frustrated when there work to do but the weather isn't good enough to allow me to do it and delighted when I go sailing.[/QUOTE said:
That sums it up beautifully for me too. :)
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Novachris said:
I am still on the hunt for a wooden boat,even after having my fingers singed on an old lifeboat which turned out to be a potential money pit....however I have found a nice dd teak boat with a recent survey which looks good and all the issue were addressed...but...on a visit at the weekend to look her over he bilges were full of water,'all wooden boats leak' said her owner,but I was drawn back to the survey which indicated a small leak from the garboard strake area.
Should I be worried?
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If you were entirely rational you wouldnt go near a wooden boat. Maybe if you are inclined to worry, you should not do so.
 
Just as a heads up......

There have been a few threads on here from wood boat owners who have praised their vessels and the way that they look after them. You don't hear that kind of affection for Plastic owners!! You do however see wake shots :rolleyes:

I think owning a wood boat is akin to owning a classic car, there are loads of unfinished projects in garages which will never see the road again and then there are the ones that have been looked after or correctly rebuilt which are wonderful to look at and give a great sense of pride to the owners. Then there are the other type of car owners, the ones that buy a BMW and think it's the best thing on the road.

When it comes to boats like so many on here, I'm a classic kind of guy....... But most already know that.:D

Tom
 
LittleShip said:
Just as a heads up......

There have been a few threads on here from wood boat owners who have praised their vessels and the way that they look after them. You don't hear that kind of affection for Plastic owners!! You do however see wake shots :rolleyes:

I think owning a wood boat is akin to owning a classic car, there are loads of unfinished projects in garages which will never see the road again and then there are the ones that have been looked after or correctly rebuilt which are wonderful to look at and give a great sense of pride to the owners. Then there are the other type of car owners, the ones that buy a BMW and think it's the best thing on the road.

When it comes to boats like so many on here, I'm a classic kind of guy....... But most already know that.:D

Tom
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Of course, you can get the best of both worlds by buying a "classic" GRP yacht - like a Moody? :cool:

Just to point out that the OP was asking for advice in a particular case, not about wooden boats in general. He was asking if a double-diagonal teak boat with water standing in her and known problems of attachment between hull and keel was a good buy or not. To me, this sounds like a scarily large and unquantifiable amount of work before you get onto the plateau of maintenance most wooden boat owners here are praising. I have no doubt whatsoever that a wooden boat can be maintained with little effort - but only if it is in good order to start with. Furthermore, if repairs are required, you need to be a better than average DIY standard carpenter. GRP has the advantage that it can be neglected with (generally speaking) only cosmetic effects; wood MUST be maintained on a regular basis. GRP can also be repaired with a much lower level of skill than a wooden boat.

And, as many have pointed out, a wooden boat whose history you don't know may well have deep seated problems arising simply from neglect.
 
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