1935 Sailing Vessel "Julian
Kitten"
36' Seagoer yawl
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Read a letter
from a previous owner
Last Haulout
Photo Gallery (May 2001)
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Some people
want to "glass over" the hull. Wood needs to breath.
Because its
alive, it moves and changes all the time.
This is incompatible
with a plastic skin.
Imagine if
you will a weak area that becomes larger and larger, and your sitting at
the boatyard with this false sense of security...
never knowing
what lies beneath that hard plastic coat.
Then one day....your
swimming in 4-6' swells wearing yellow pfd's and hoping your epirb is working.
To appreciate
the beauty of a classic wooden boat,
you have to
live with it. It takes some of you and
gives more
back. The more love you give her,
the more rewarding
the returns. Its art...in progress!
Our 65 year
old boat is a fine example of what I'm saying.
She is a very
sound sailing vessel.
She's been
around the world twice!
Her hull is
original, and has never needed any major repair.
We haul her
out once a year and give her a new coat of paint.
Her planking
is 4inches thick.
Don't be afraid.
If you're a true sailor...you won't be.
Try this...
next time you're on the water,
drop a 1/4
inch thick piece of plastic in next to a chunk of wood.
Which one
floats?
Which would
you want your boat to be made out of?
Come visit
us and tap on some wood.
You'll look
at wooden boats differently, for sure!
Read
a letter from a previous owner
Capt Robert Weston
(904) 316-7749 or (904) 673-2868
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