WOOD?

[Kmodi9]

i know! wood is great, it transfers energy through the stringers soooo well. But i wouldnt compare a carolina boat to a balsa cored boat that is 30 years old. The resins and technique they had back then was not what it is today or even 20 years ago. It is my belief that if you are going to use wood in your vessel then use it in a cold molded fashion where you can actually take advantage of all of the great properties of wood. But as far as i am concerned I want all of the wood out of my boat, and it will all be taken out.

[Ikan Besar]

if you want it ALL out, get out the saw and get to work, you've got a project ahead of you. Every hatch will need to be recored, new floor, all horizontal surfaces will need to be redone (deck, gunnels, the works), etc.

I'm sure it will be great when you get it done. I figure my '71 lasted until 2003 (probably would have lasted well beyond that) in its orginal configuration. If I can get 35 more years out of the redone version, I will be 75 years old and at that point all the oil in the Middle East will have been used up and we'll all be driving solar powered kevlar boats (if there's any fish left at that point) by then so I really don't care at that point!

Post photos, many would enjoy the tutorial.

[RS]

as far as i am concerned I want all of the wood out of my boat, and it will all be taken out.

If your boat is sound and if the economics of the project are any concern, you might consider selling your current boat and buying one with a rotted transom, soft decks and soft gunwales to work on. You should net at least 10K on the swap.