You're right there. If treated with a bit of respect, a timber boat can, a)be built to the minimum weight, b)be as strong and as stiff as a composite boat, and c)a two part polyurethane paint job done properly could compare with a gelcoat finish year to year. One thing I don't like about composite boats is their ability to be dented, looking at some of friends boats, I would be very disappointed if it were my boat, and not as if they've hit it with anything really hard, just those accidentally contacts with trap hooks or a slip of the knee.

LONG LIVE TIMBER BOATS