North Aire floats.

"Fortunat1" wrote

Well, I imagine that metal floats might be more maintenence free and
easier to repair, not to mention more impervious to getting water
logged. having said that, I don't know enough about either to make an
informed decision there, but more than that I just want to try something
in sheet metal, never having made more than cowlings and covers out of
the stuff before..

Understood...

Although, metal corrodes, especially in sal****er.

Wood does not. It also does not matter to wood one little bit if the water
is salt or fresh.

Wood boat has been done for many years. Epoxy coatings make wood
practically immune to rot. Some also use wood as a core, and a very thin
fiberglass coating inside and out to protect the wood. Some of the best
looking and best performing homebuilts are built that way.

You have to follow your own heart with a material choice, of course, but
don't write off wood. I have never looked for wood float plans, and don't
know how well they hold up, or how heavy they turn out.

It does sound interesting, enough so that I may poke around a little, now
that my interest has be peaked! g
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Jim in NC