On Nov 3, 7:33*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
I'm getting ready to do some redos on the plywood work on my boat. *Nothing
fancy. *I do have table saw, router, etc.

Questions: *Can I steam and bend a piece of cut plywood to go across the bow
portion of my boat, or will the steaming cause delaminating? *A flat piece
won't do, and if I just torque it down, I think it will split. *Total
surface area, about two square feet. *3/4" thick high grade plywood, but not
marine.

For the long bench, and a short storage bench, I want to replace what's
there, and put an upholstery cushion on it in segments to access storage
below. *Same with the dashboard, again about two sf surface area.

Once I have these cut, what would be the best way to preserve them for long
term? *McClosky's? *I don't expect these to be dug up by archaeologists some
day, but I would like them to last for about ten years, or at least not turn
to trash in five.

How would you do it? *I think I'll stain them dark, just for the look of
them, but what is a good preservative and long term shiny covering that I
won't have to spend a lot of time on to keep up? *Polyurethane over
everything? *Or would that react?

Steve

For the storage benches, you should paint them with epoxy and while it
is wet apply 4 ounce/sqyd fiberglass and then paint that with epoxy.
When it is hard, sand it and then apply a good epoxy primer colored
any way you like.
Am not familiar with steaming but I would use foam with 6 Oz glass on
either side. You can order closed cell foam thick enough to be cut to
your curve and then glass it using epoxy. Do not use the old
fiberglass resin, use epoxy.