RE> birch cheaper
inneresting. prices are somewhat arbitrary.
I'm in Texas for the Winter 2000 miles from my shop. I'm old and retired. Boat maintenance might be all I do from here on out. If I ever do build another boat I might try Nidaplast glued together over a male plug, over visqueen with one layer of glass inside and out, then sprayed with truck bed liner inside and out. Fast hulls seems like a good thing.
I'd also (theoretically) like to get some new welding stuff and make an aluminum hull. Noisy but indestructible has its alure.
Speaking of alure I'm in Texas now, hear the salt water. I need to get a big spin rod and some lures. I met a math professor two nights ago at my daughter's Texas house (she's and English prof) who caught a 57" inch bull redfish a week ago, while standing on a rock jetty (he doesn't own a boat). He showed me the photo. He caught it on a 4" inch long metal spoon.
I might be tempted to make a Nidaplast and truckbed liner skiff someday too. A used 100hp outboard isn't all that expensive. The trick is to find one that isn't used up.