Lost in the Woods
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
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Printed Date: November-20-2024 at 8:38am
Topic: Lost in the Woods
Posted By: Whitfield
Subject: Lost in the Woods
Date Posted: December-19-2010 at 9:49pm
 When it comes to WOOD ~ I'm lost my wrenches don't fit and it doesn't weld very well. HELP !
I'm searching for a suitable wood for interior trim panel backing ~ (Simple?) Skimming the BOATBUILDING WITH PLYWOOD, by Glen L. Witt CHAPTER 5 - LUMBER didn't do much for cleaning things up. Searching the site has not hit a home run yet either ~ probably just me. I'm worried about rot / splitting / weight / flex / swell - expansion / compatible with trim staples. I have CPES and plan to coat 100% 2x before covering (I realize staples will cause holes in the epoxy coat). I've looked at generic 1/4 plywood but some of my narrow trim pieces are longer then 8' and I can't weld 1/4" plywood. Thanks, Michael ------------- Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow. |
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-19-2010 at 10:03pm
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Exterier ply is fine. The CPES treatment will really soak in so the stapling won't hurt the treatment. There's a thread on coaming pad backing which is longer that 8'. The factory simply used a butt block at the joint. It gets covered up and not noticed with the foam padding. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Whitfield
Date Posted: December-19-2010 at 11:21pm
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Thanks Pete,
I'll go search for coaming pad backing. Are the easy to find big box store long boards a no no? Butt block like this one at glen-l 
Scarf joints look cool but might be over kill unless I can find a trim guy who needs auto work.  ------------- Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-20-2010 at 8:33am
Michael, I did a search and couldn't find the thread where the member did his coaming pads. He's the one who discovered that butt blocking was used by the factory with 8' lengths of ply. He ended up doing the same but did go through the scarf idea like you did. I'd stick with the ply rather than a solid due to the plys cross grain veneer layers. I feel it will be more stable. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Whitfield wrote:Posted By: Whitfield
Date Posted: December-21-2010 at 1:19am
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Thanks ~ Thought I was having trouble with my search.
I will look to make it work with the ply and butt blocking. ------------- Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow. |
Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: December-21-2010 at 1:51am
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Pete, what our your feelings on foundation grade ply, the stuff does well below grade on a house. Price wise it seems like a good compromise over marine grade for panels, not sure what it is treated with and what the treatment does to fasteners over time or how it interacts with cpes ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-21-2010 at 8:56am
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Dave,
Skip over the idea of using "foundation" grade ply if you plan on any coatings. It's been treated to a higher level and will not like the CPES and resin. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |