Yesiree! No matter how much anyone may love 'em, wooden boats were just ridiculous. It was truly a case of just using a technology that worked....but just barely- simply because there was nothing better at the time. Naturally, when fiberglass boats first came out, they had their problems for a while...but they got those problems sorted out in pretty quick order.

Unlike with bikes, I think everyone pretty much quickly realized the benefits of fiberglass, and was happy to get away from wooden boats. But then, you didn't hear about fiberglass boats breaking in half, or being ruined because they got scratched or sustained an impact. They decreased owner maintenance; and unlike bikes, they made for far more durable boats.

You wanna talk heavy? I used to have a fiberglass-over-plywood work boat! It was like a tank!