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Are they repairing every board though or is it mostly the same boards in vulnerable areas getting replaced?

• ClassyJacket 3y ago
  Define "the same board"...
  • maxbond 3y ago
    I think what I was imagining there being a schematic which called for a board to be hammered into place at a particular location, and some of these being more exposed to wear than others (as well as being of different strengths because of the dimensions of the board, and if I'm not mistaken different parts of a ship are constructed with different kinds of wood). If we're feeling inclined to Greek philosophy, perhaps this is the Platonic form of the boards being replaced.
• stevenwoo 3y ago
  IIRC all the wood was vulnerable to either ship worms or rot eventually, they had to replace masts and rudders and scavenge from the least seaworthy ships (and scuttle if necessary) and opportunistically get wood from any island they could make landfall on to make the journey described in the book.