Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 11:46:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen@imagelan.com>
To: baidarka <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Subject: Re: [baidarka] WoodenBoat
In-Reply-To: <35A387F1.2269@agora.stm.it>
On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Stefano Moretti wrote:
> After all they cater to a public of over 50 yrs WB addicts (theri
> statistics), a bit like feeding the dinosaurs...
>
> sad to say, they're probably shutting doors to the future (wooden of
> course..)
I wouldn't count on that. The person who sent me a copy of the
article is 35 with at least 2 wooden boats - a 1912 Alden and a
1924 R-Boat (a race sailboat). He's got a fair number of friends
with wooden boats. His R-Boat is in the middle of a 2 year complete
rebuild. The Alden is the oldest known surviving boat by the designer.
Oh, yeah their also that duck skiff in the barn with a sculling oar that
is articulated and waves like a fish tail.
I've got several wooden boat makers in the area who are all doing okay.
I can't imagine many boat makers doing well.
Maybe it's just it takes people until they're 50 to appreciate wood over
composite ;-). I'm not there yet but I'm warming up to add a wood/canvas
canoe to my fleet.
kirk