I have been interested in old mahogany boats for decades. First of all there are none ..or very few old boats left out there that have not been restored already. My observation over the years has been that the average person who owns these old boats is NOT average, and most do not restore their own boats. They are restored by people like
Harpers, New England Boat and Motor etc. Restoring and maintaining old mahogany boats is very labor intensive and requires specialized knowledge (And Money) to get it done right.
For a
Restoration Business such as mentioned above, to stay in business, they went to building
Replicas well over a decade ago. Harper did this. New England Boat and Motor did this. Those replicas are not cheap. A Replica 1920s race boat can cost $250,000. And as mentioned above, who will be happy with a $250,000 Replica race boat that you can only drive for one weekend every other year (At Speed) at the Wolfeboro Antique Race Boat Regatta.
We have Sound Restrictions, and now Speed Restrictions.
Steam Boats on the other hand don't go fast and don't make any noise..
BUT they Pollute the air with all that dirty smoke while burning down the rain forrest to do it.
So I propose that everyone who wants to go boating should be RESTRICTED to a Solar Powered Kayak..??
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