maintaining a wood hull boat
Boat care for those who keep their boats in warm dry climates with long periods of bright sunlight means keeping the wood and the coatings protected from damage from uv light. for those of us in more humid environments whether cold or warm the most insidious form of damage is from fungal and bacterial growth in wood.. It breaks down the entire process of restoring and maintaining a wooden boat. joining forums dedicated to wooden boats will be a big help. the book will get you started and teach you some of the fundamental requirements, terms, some idea of relative costs, etc. once you know the basics you will gain much more from the forums.. Having owned many wooden boats in the past, both recreational and commercial, i can say: 1. a wood boat just plain "feels" better than a glass boat. 2. glass boat owners spend at least as much time maintaining them as wood boat owners. 3.. 
maintaining a wood hull boat Wooden boat maintenance exponentially increases in a wet moored boat that is not under cover. same goes for epoxy over ply boats. i will still include them in the woodenboat category, mostly because i think epoxy ply construction more than any other build method has saved a huge number of traditionally styled boats, and given more artistic. 5 repairing hull and deck planking repair damaged carvel, lapstrake, plywood and molded veneer planking 6 installing hardware install hardware to increase load-carrying capacity and eliminate deck leaks 7 protecting and maintaining wooden boats applying protective coatings for finishing and preserving wooden boats 8 using west system epoxy.
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