Sam, I can't really address Daniel Holden's plans, but I can tell you that if you're interest lies in the building of the boat, you'll do wellIf your intent is to get out on the water, it's far cheaper and faster to hunt around online and at local marinas for a good used boatThere are a lot of boats out there now - no surprise, given the state of the economy Good luck either way!
You are correct, the average price of gas is approaching $4.00 a gallon but in all honesty, I am not really certain that this will change my mindset much concerning vacationIf you are going to pinch pennies, or in this case dollars, then the word vacation shouldn't even be in your vocabularyIf I want to go, then I will.
Practicly any metal (though, not all) are thermal conductors, they transfer heat well(Put an iron bar into the fire at one end and grab the other to prove this)Namely, iron, steel, lead, aluminum, water, some rocks, are all good thermal conductorsNow, insulators tend to leave heat at one place, or convert it, or slow itNamely wood (it burns, not conduct), paper, ceramics, skin.
