Let it be sung in the streets that I love wood. To me it is warm, strong, firm, hard to bend, my protection, and my shelter, When we were searching for a sailboat, I love the all-wood deck sailboats like the Cheoy Lee. JT reminded me of all the maintenance, work, cost, and possible leaks that could come from wood decks. We found a boat with lots of wood inside and a little wood outside that we must yearly do maintenance on in the Texas heat and humidity.