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Take it from me, a custom boat is not an investment... 
In Response To: Putting aside the debate above ()
its a write-off. Whether you recover 18% or 20% of the original cost in the resale is immaterial in the long run. Better to build from the material of your dreams, whatever that may be.
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- Wood is the future of boatbuilding?
- If you want a one-off cold molded is a good way to go...
- Well, for Rich Folks, anyway... (grin)
- "But unlike more design constrained all glass boats.." ??
- That tooling, in expense and design, is the constraint.
- I've never understood the concept of going to sea in a boat that marine life considers dinner...
- Ah yes, but then our houses are mostly made of what some people consider fuel!
- Putting aside the debate above
- But then...
- Take it from me, a custom boat is not an investment...
- Could be. I think design will trump material in a boats resale value and longevity.
- But then...
- Ah yes, but then our houses are mostly made of what some people consider fuel!
- That tooling, in expense and design, is the constraint.
- if money were no object,
- Then they bolt the keel on.
- Putting a keel on the first time can be "interesting"
- A lot more critical than tightening lug bolts on a auto tire ;^)))
- I helped a friend put a recast keel back on a Sabre 36 while he was helping me fiberglass my new rudder.
- Last Summer I helped put a fin keel on a new build
- A lot more critical than tightening lug bolts on a auto tire ;^)))
- Putting a keel on the first time can be "interesting"