On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Michael Dziobak <mdziobak_at_mtu.edu> wrote: > I could use a life style change right about now. But a 37 year old wooden > haul??? And what happens when oil goes to $500.00 a barrel? > > One good thing about wooden boats is that you can replace everything without changing the structure (as long as you do it one or two bits at a time). Wooden boats, as long as you use them a lot, can last a long time. The downside to this is that you do have to replace bits and the people who do the replacing (unless you are pretty handy) can be spendy. Dave.... who just built a wooden boat... cleverly encapsulated all the bits in epoxy which should pay off big time when he turns 80. As far as $500 oil goes, I think I'd finagle a way to moor the boat in Nanaimo. I am pretty sure I could happily live in Nanaimo on a boat for a long, long time and not really have to move it very far. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 31 2010 - 08:17:00 PDT
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