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
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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