On Apr 30, 5:59 pm, Harry Krause wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:27:58 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Bondo? I don't think so.

I agree with that.

Ask the guys on rec.boats.building, someone will have a good
suggestion.

What kind of boat is this?

It's an old rowing dory. The hull is in good shape, the small forward
deck looks like pine. I might remove the deck entirely, and replace it
with a couple of pieces of 1" oak I have in the garage, or buy a nice
piece of marine ply.

It "may" be a bad idea to use the oak, especially if it is heavier
than the origional wood. I don't know how big the deck is but you
could offset the designed pitch of the boat which could result in poor
handling, or even safety issues. Marine ply is still pretty heavy
compared to pine, look into Occoume marine usually sold in the BS 1088
classification. It may be a better bet and much more stable than
typical marine ply. Oh by the way, chuck you farley, still waiting for
your valuable input here.