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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You the wooden boat forum zoom upgrade or use an alternative browser. Stopped using wood in new boats? Thread starter model14 Start date Jul 20, Joined Jun 26, Messages I am currently restoring a 25 year old boat. After seeing what is inside the transom and under the floor very little, it is all rotted away!
There are a gazilian year old boats for sale out there that seem to be a great deal. I suspect most are not! Buyer beware, big time!
Mischief Managed Lieutenant Commander. Joined Dec 6, Messages 1, They still use wood in. Joined Feb 17, Messages 2, How wood was used lead to the problem. When I rebuilt mine I was surprised to find area of wood that never got covered in fiberglass. Large blisters where the fiberglass was not layed correctly and a host of other problems waiting to happen. The move to composites isn't happening because wood is bad, its happening because they can cut corners and increase production for a small increase in cost plus bragging rights.
Its taken a few years but most of the problems with cheap composites have been solved so use what ever material you and your wallet feel happy. Joined Jul 18, Messages 14, There are a few boats that do not use any wood at all. The main difference today is that many of the better manufacturers are using a pressure treated wood. Thalasso Commander. Joined Jan 18, Messages 2, Usually above the waterline and decks for strength.
Joined Sep 25, Messages About a grand difference in price on a center console. Joined Oct 30, Messages 20, Many boat engineers still say that wood is the best choice for stringers and transoms.
Check out all The Wooden Boat Forum 50 the opinions with google. And lets not forget what "composite" means. The most common composite material is plywood. Joined Nov 20, Messages 12, Joined Nov 3, Messages Steiger Craft started using fiberglass stringers and up.
Replacing my wood transom this fall, after the Sport Craft is. Not because it's rotten The Wooden Boat Forum but because it's wore. There are some manufacturers out. It is pretty disappointing when you start tearing into. People think they can leave these boats outside and open to the The Wooden Boat Forum Youtube elements with the drain plug. Joined Dec 3, Messages 9, The wooden boat forum zoom Danforth Grumpy old guy who plays with boats. Joined Jul 23, Messages 34, If you want a boat guaranteed to not have wood, get a snark sailboat, an aluminum canoe or a blow molded plastic kayak if you want the wooden boat forum zoom power boat without wood at all, there are many now using engineered stringers or stringer tubs.
However most of this type of construction is in recent years past decade so if your looking for a restoration boat with no wood, your choice will be limited.
Joined May the wooden boat forum zoom, Messages 6, Most ski boats haven't had any wood for decades. Malibu stopped using it in So it is going the wooden boat forum zoom vary greatly by the type of boat, and probably the quality of the boat.
Joined Mar 11, Messages I just bought a Caravelle LS, it has absolutely no wood in it at all, not even in any of the interior pieces, it's entirely made of synthetic composites, and I laugh a little inside every time I wrap my hands around the wooden boat forum zoom fake wood trimmed steering wheel and look at the fake wood gauge cluster.
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