DavidBS

Hard to understand, but the owner couldn't throw any light on matter.

es, that's dead right. I was hoping someone would find me a solution, such as drying out or removing wood, if the boat was made from solid wood. However, it seems that 1kg is several bridges too far. I look forward to building a boat one day. They do look gorgeous.

Lovely boats Tom

Good for you Martin. Looks really good. A bit time heavy for me, so I will keep looking for a used boat

Yes, I was thinking about acceleration, but wetted surface area is even more important in light airs. Good advice. Thank you. I WILL be patient. I WILL be patient. I WILL be.... 😬

Thanks also to Martin and Martyn, the boat is too far away for me to be able to make a full investigatiopn of all the possibilities you have raised, but you make some very interesting points which I will be able to use if I come across another wooden boat nearer to hand. Wood is a wonderful medium, and modern methods can make wooden boats much less work intensive, but it looks as if tbere are parallels between full size and models. I was one of 7 crew on an American schooner years ago - constant maintenance for all of us. My previous boat had been GRP and half the size - just me doing constant maintenance!

Hi Graham and thank you. I would be interested to hear about your full sized boats - cedar strip? I have discovered that the boat I was looking at is 25% overweight, so have decided against. I was hoping to be able to dry it out and re-waterproof, but that much water could cause all sorts of problems. Maybe the answer is to build one myself, using the methods you suggest. Thank you for yoiur interesting advice. David

Have been offered a wooden boat, kit built, but the owner says it is heavy. Is there any way of making a heavy boat lighter? I presume that water has soaked into the hull, but don't know if wooden hulls are solid or shells like the GRP ones. Desperate ignorance here, can anyone shine a light?