GB32 Woodie Under Contract: Lots of Questions :)

[COD]

Another gorgeous woodie! We’re actually wanting to move up and would love to find a good 36 woodie but the ones that are left seem to all be on the west coast. That’s one thing I really miss about living in the PNW and cruising on up into Canada is we’d see so many wood boats. Out here in the east coast, not so much. It’s funny how all the plastic boat owners are afraid of owning a wood boat because of all the “problems” and just about every fiberglass GB we’ve looked at with the exception of one has rotted plywood stuck in between two layers of fiberglass on their aide decks. And so much of the gel coats are oxidized and covered with spider cracks from the hot sun. There’s no free lunch, every boat whether wood or glass has to be taken care of meticulously “if” you want them to stay top notch.

 

[thebruce]

Yup, totally agree.

 

[thebruce]

Oh wow. That boat is gorgeous. Your making me have bilge envy. That’s an upcoming project, maybe this spring. Did you repaint yours or is that original?

 

[charlesamilton]

just bought a GB, well maintained, 2 owners babied her and she is still a ton of work and money. I have been a carpenter for 40 years and I love the wood, and fix it on my boat but you are asking for a non stop project. I had a mahogany 16" Penn yan for years and basically rebuilt it every spring, just not worth it. A brand new boat needs work, in fact the advice I got when I bought my boat was " look around your boat, everything is going to break it just hasn't yet' Buy a newer GB, they are great boats and will keep you busy with all the projects you need.

 

[Keijo]

Oh wow. That boat is gorgeous. Your making me have bilge envy. That’s an upcoming project, maybe this spring. Did you repaint yours or is that original?

I don't know if the bilge is original as I am, I believe, the 7th person to be owned by her. Other than around the engine bed which I prepped for the new John Deere I have only, more or less, cleaned the bilge.


But I'll get to it as soon as I can.