"Robert Swinney" wrote

Why bother? Ships haven't used riveted construction, needing upset
caulking, for many years. Old boilers, maybe.

You are very wrong there. There are a fair number of masochist craftsmen
out there building carvel planked clasic hulls. Just like there are a
number of machinist who have not gone CNC. :-)

There is just something about the look, feel and sound of a well made wooden
boat that frozen snot just can't duplicate.

--
Glenn Ashmore

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