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From: Bill Simms (no email)
Date: Thu Mar 03 2005 - 13:28:49 EST
I'm beginning to think about retirement since it is
creeping up on me in about 6 years. I've thought about
going sailing for the long term after selling out and
moving from the snow to a warm climate. Real estate
being what it is, I'm not sure that I will be able to
afford both a house and a boat as I've read that some
plan. Since I've lived in a house all my life I
thought a boat would be agood thing to do.
I've been reading a lot about the various hull and
deck building materials. I've ruled out wood since I
don't want to spend all my time maintaining the boat.
An aluminum hull seems like it might puncture easily
and then there is the corrosion thing. What happens if
I drop some piece of metal in the bilge and it
corrodes the hull? Concrete just doesn't seem like it
would be a good material at all since it is made with
water and would need quite a bit of metal inside and
that might rust away.
A larger (maybe 45 feet) older fiberglass boat might
be a good boat but I wonder about problems with the
keel falling off if it is bolted on or if it is
inside, the effects of rubbing against coral reefs and
rocks.
Steel would seem to be a good thing although I would
have to learn to weld to make repairs but how do I
know when to lmake repairs apart from the fact that
water might be coming in? When is a steel hull too
thin? How would I tell if it is too thin if and when I
see one? I've heard of something called "corten" steel
that is supposed to be good but know even less about
that. Is that a good thing?
Obviously I have a lot to learn. Would appreciate some
pointers as to how the older fiberglass boats and
steel boats do in warmer waters living on at the dock
or at anchor, going from continent to continent, and
what I should look for when I start looking in
earnest. I've got a few years to plan and this seemed
like a good place to start getting information. Does
anyone have any first hand experience or some links
they could point me to?
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Will
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