Springtime Projects- be careful!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:37 pm

cold molded wooden boats are often documented as glass

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:00 am

Struts and Rudders wrote:Jamie,

I measured for, sold and produced the running gear for this boat.
It was a cold molded wooden boat built on a jig on Hatteras Island NC by Joe Smith and his boys. They were my clients for years....I am quite sure that I am correct, though I can read and see the info you supplied.

The core material for this boat is wood, all surfaces except for teak trim were covered in and sandwiched between fiberglass and west epoxy resin.

SRD
F36

Actually made the running gear for the Viking that burned and sunk as well....

SRD, that's all well and fine. I merely passed along info, based on what I knew from documentation available. I can appreciate your experience with Island Boat Works and your knowledge of their boats.

Technically, you may be correct but your opening statement and quote, "All wrong..." in your reply to my post, can't be interpreted...or accepted as factual, without anyone knowing the knowledge that you may, or may not have.

Sometimes, it's not what we say...but how we say it.

It's all good. Thanks.

Muskokan345 · Post by **Muskokan345** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:06 am

Interesting observations, perhaps someone else could chime in on the way she burned, like I said, the glass boats I saw burn, went very quickly to the waterline, and ther was no saving them.
I feel very sad for the owners though.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:00 pm

A cold molded boat is basically a wood boat that is built with the wood enclosed in fiberglass . I have seen them documented as glass and as wood . after all it uses both. Not sure where you would draw the line .

as far as burning I would think it would burn more like wood .

Struts and Rudders · Post by **Struts and Rudders** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:03 pm

Dear Stripermann 2,

I am sorry if I offend you.
It was not my plan or method.

Was just trying to steer the conversation with some first hand knowledge of the facts.

I hope you will forgive me,

SRD

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:10 pm

None taken SRD. All is good!
Thanks for sharing your info. Hope they determine the cause soon...if you hear anything, let us know.