My Last Wooden Boat (I think)

I can only imagine what kind of time in maintenance that you spent on that. It’s sort of like it needs to be a rich man’s toy or a poor man’s house and means of transportation or maybe even a way to earn a living – sort of like in the movie Father Goose with Cary Grant.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

In my case it was a poor man’s cottage and the maintenance and restoration time certainly kept me off the streets (which the neighbours appreciated)

-- DonH Orleans Ontario

Beautiful old boat. It sure would be a job to keep it up. I’ve got an 18 footer and know the upkeep on that, I can imagine what it would be for an old wood boat of that size.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Oh what a wonderful project! Maybe the new owners will invite you for a cruise on the river for old times sake! As what a conversation “guest” you would be, “By the way, this is the fellow who built this boat!”

Now, maybe you can start on smaller projects like canoes and kayaks!?

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Thanks – I am considering building a solar electric harbour launch but dont know yet. Did you work at Port Clinton?

-- DonH Orleans Ontario

i hear that the 2 best days of owning a boat are the day you buy it and the day you sell it.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

And here I was about to post my latest pen creation, I think I’ll hold off on that! Very nice work, but I dont think i could ever put it in the water.

Robert

-- "I gotta have more cowbell"--------Bruce Dickinson

Chrisstef – Yes definitely – the two best days are the first and last.

Robert – post the pen. If you dont put boats in the water they get dusty.

-- DonH Orleans Ontario

You know, the day I sold it I was ecstatic. However, I miss the comfort of the boat (I now have a smaller fibreglass one although it has an all teak interior) and I miss the interest it generated when travelling. That boat brought me in contact with a lot of interesting people and I miss that too.

-- DonH Orleans Ontario

I heard once that a boat is a hole in the water that you throw money into…

But I only heard that…

Nice boat!

-- “Once more unto the breach, dear friends...” Henry V - Act III, Scene I

Actually a boat is a hole in the water that sucks money out of you…...relentlasly

-- DonH Orleans Ontario

Plastic is fantastic !
I had a few sailing yachts they were plastic no maintenence.Can’t beat wood for beauty though.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Very impressive looking boat. I have never been a boat person but love seeing the old all wooden boats. I can see where it was a labor of love to have one. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

hard to believe you could build this during one winter. impressive.
boat…bring over another thousand

-- may not always be right,but,never in doubt.

Incredible, it would have been interesting to follow the build of this great project.

-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2