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It's a brave person who
takes on an old wooden boat.
Are you a wooden boat fan?
No matter what sort of boat a person owns or aspires to, there can be no denying that a beautifully maintained classic wooden boat turns heads.
Equally, it cannot be denied, though, that a wooden boat requires a lot of looking after and an amount of expertise which some of the more modern vessel owners can get away without.
But that's true of thoroughbreds in every sphere in life and, like all thoroughbreds, the classic wooden boat rewards the care and patience of her keeper.
We'd love to hear all about your wooden boat or the work you do on wooden boats for other people. Boats you remember, wooden boat events, hints and tips for the care and restoration of these treasures.
Which is the oldest wooden yacht you know of which is still actively sailing? Tell us all about her!
On the next
page, the skipper recounts the hilarious, albeit fairly brief, romance
he had with a rotting gaff cutter...
Have you been, or are you still, involved with a traditional
wooden vessel? We'd love to hear all about it!
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