John Smith wrote:
Hello,
I've always wanted to build a boat and have decided to start with
one from a book by a man last named Rahl, I don't have it with me. I've
worked with both wood and steal extensively and I am drawn towards
wood. If I were going to build with steal (metal) I would only need a
few new tools though. I'm just looking for personal experiences, mainly
with the Hull.

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Thank You,
Freddie L. Richard



Depends on what you want. If you want a beautiful, shinny, fair dock
boat to take out and show off on a weekend, build it out of wood. If
you want one hard as a rock and could probably run over a rock and only
scratch the paint, build it out of steel. I could probably build one
now that would be close to perfect, but I've just crossed the learning
curve and I'm finished with all the welding for mine. I read on the web
site of a professional yacht builder the other day, "if you want it
perfectly fair, it'll cost an extra million". I'm happy with mine and
it's far from perfect, but it'll make a perfect retirement home for me.
I think I can shoot the rapids of the colorado, put on a new bottom
paint job and then go cruising.

Donald

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I'm building a Steel Robert's 434. You can sneak a peek if you wish by
clicking on me link below.
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