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"Steve B" wrote in message
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I am going to go through my Lund, and put a triangular wood deck on the
front, and at various locations throughout the boat. More for the Chris
Craft look than functional. I presently have a sheet of off the rack 3/4"
plywood that would do all of these. I would stain, and seal with
McClosky's.

Will the 3/4" standard grade AB plywood last? Or should I go to marine
grade? I even thought of playing with it, and buying cedar and going for
the On Golden Pond look, which I must admit is tempting, as cedar is not
expensive, looks great and weathers better than plywood.

Suggestions? ...........

Steve

PS: Sorry go clog the NG with a boat related post, but there seems to be
a 12.5% category of boat posts here ............ ;-)
Boat related - sheesh.
I use exterior fir plywood. same wood and glue as marine ply but fewer
layer, only 1 finish side and maybe a few gaps in the core. 1/2 the price of
marine ply.
Thanks for the on topic post.

I agree with the above.. Use exterior ply, and paint or otherwise seal
it well. Allow it to breathe though, don't completely close it off
behind it. Ext ply has basically the same glue, it's just not a
carefully manufactured and it can have voids which for your needs won't
make a difference... As always, be careful adding weight to the hull
that wasn't designed to be there in the first place...

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