even antifreeze treated wood will dry out again
I wonder if the deck boards could be removed, reworked and relaid without
the gap.

"Bob Long" wrote in message
news:JY4sc.224$MU2.53@newsfe4-gui...
I have a 1923 Clyde Day Sailer that has been somewhat neglected and the
problem
I want to sort out is the deck. the deck is made od tongue and grooved
pitch
pine
boards about 4" x 1" and over time they have shrunk and bowed.
I would like to restor this to what it was. and cover it with Canvas in
the
traditional way.
Do you think the boards will swell if I wet it and keep it wet for some
time
?
or do you think I should replace the whole lot with new?

Also, has anyone used "antifreeze" in wood preserving and what where the
results like?

Cheers

Bob

"Scott Downey" ) writes:
even antifreeze treated wood will dry out again
I wonder if the deck boards could be removed, reworked and relaid without
the gap.

when wood planks get wet and expand too much the fibres along the edges
are crushed. when it dries out permanent gaps open up. the wood cannot be
put back in its original shape to close the gaps. however if the wood only
dries out and gaps open up, then wetting the wood will close the gaps.

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