Posted: Apr 08, 2016 12:10 am
Macdoc wrote:Ideas are cheap...execution very difficult. Wooden vessels...are "alive" by design. They flex and shift ....metal does not want to do that.
The biggest use was copper plating to prevent hulls becoming swiss cheese from boring ship worms. Copper has some give as well.
If you're in a desperate situation you'll try anything, even if it's not been tried before.