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FG Trivia 12 years 10 months ago #49984

thetudor Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1204 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 2	According to the Dyer Boats website, the first fiberglass Dyer Dhow (9' sailing and rowing dinghy) was built in 1949 and is still produced today. That would easily make it the oldest continuously built fiberglass boat. Dyer Dhows at Mystic Seaport Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:FG Trivia 12 years 10 months ago #49986

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Some interesting reading here. www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=156B359E-1E4F-379B-60D26CEDBE400AC5 Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:FG Trivia 12 years 10 months ago #49988

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They did the math at the Seaport a couple of years back and will all of the training classes (March through early November). Those boats get between 250 and 300 hours of use per year. Some of those hulls are over 40 years old. But they are still out there sailing. A friend of mine is in charge of repairs. He has his work cut out for him.

I originally tried to post a picture of me sailing one this past New Years Day, but unfortunately the scan produced a bitmap, which I couldn't put up