The question 'How long will a wooden boat last' is not a new one to me,I have a picture of the Victory on my office wall,I normally point at that and mention that that one is about 230 years old? to be serious,wood can last an incredible amount of time,the Vassa is a point in case,some of the Californian Redwoods are over 2000 years old too!If we are to be serious,many yachts see a half centuary and more,the plywood RCOD designs are at least forty years old now and this was well before the days of epoxies and polyurethane paints,we are so used to them now,we probably think they have been with us forever?
note: a customer told me her father completed his last year in the Royal Navy at Portsmouth,he was signed on to the crew of the Victory as a thank you gift from his officers,imagine your navy CV having HMS Victory on it! she also said quietly,not a single orginal plank exists from the boat that was built 230 years back (now you know)
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