Pain Staking

by Daniel
(Vancouver Island, BC, Canada)

I'm looking at a traditional wooden boat,and they tell me that it's "build in the traditional time honored, painstaking method of the talented ship-builders of western USA".

If anyone can explain what that means I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
*DANIEL*

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Pain staking..really means swearing a lot
by: bill

I think some of this conversation has headed a bit south :).

I agree with the first response, sounds like sales talk. like "handcrafted" and "old world skill."

To me it just means built the old way by guys who knew how to build boats...but then again most boats built before the 60's were built "the old way" eyeballed fittings etc.

Like the difference in old barn construction compared to today's..ugh houses.

Pain staking because it was done slowly and again till it fit, no lazer wood cutters.

Truely though, looking at an old boat and don't know too much about them?

Look for a Boat surveyor to come with you...well worth his cost.

Western
by: Anonymous

Must be the FAR west (Pacific coast).

I think probably the northeast U.S. is better known for wooden boat building.

Most folks don't see the point of having a wooden boat anymore, as craftsmanship doesn't really carry a premium for consumers in general.

I didn't understand until I saw the cool old ones in the harbor of Ketchikan, AK.

Then it can get "under your skin" or "into your blood"!

While I spend ridiculous amounts of money and time on my old boat, I'll be thinking of the social benefit I'm lending to society... ;-)

Blah
by: pr

it helps if you know, that some americans are taught they are the most skilled, important, , talented, attractive people in the universe, before they can walk, & that no one can do anything as well as they can, it doesn't help them much, when they realise later that this is not the way to communicate with the rest of the world, & that in fact , it may not be true, it is tiresome & childish, & far from being a selling point, it has the reverse desired effect, & can put people off what is in fact a good product.

Sain staking
by: daniel

Thank you for replying,the boat is a 2 mast schooner build in 1957-58.it was build in long beach,CA.

The hull is of clear fur planking 2 inch stock
the frames is fur double sawn,9 inches apart with an iron concrete ballast 10.000 lbs
net tonage 24 tons.

Sales talk?
by: Anonymous

There is no doubt that there were no end of superb boat builders in Western USA.

But that sounds like 'sales talk' to me.

Tell us more about the boat, it's age, type of construction etc.

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