Posted by Peter H on February 09, 2009 at 10:25:06 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: Four firs that used to be in a wood posted by andyb on February 07, 2009 at 08:56:28:
So is Cochy larch planked?
If I can get back to Andy's query now, after being blown off course temporarily, the original Coch-y-Bhonddhu was spruce -planked. Despite much research, I can't find out whether the replacement planks were spruce also. Someone in TARS will know. I am also not sure how many planks were replaced - many were rotten when the boat was found. There is a suspicion that most of the boat is new, but she is still Cochy, on the "Irishman's knife" principle.
While researching, I did, pedantically, notice that there is a typo in the heading to the 'All Things Ransome' site. I am going to take my life in my hands and point this out - the word is 'repository' not 'respository' (which sounds a bit medical). Could I gently nudge my friend Dave T to do the necessary?