On Oct 21, 9:00*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:19:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



OK, I've given in to using my 115 evinrude which would be the
practical way. and so I'm thinking of decking material seeing its
really soft that is, what wood is still there.

I'm not against the idea of using Marine ply, but I've always wondered
why composite wod wouldn't be a better selection.

I got tired of my front porch rotting away ever 5 years, because the
treated pine couldn't hold up against the brunt of weather and baking
sun because out house faces the west. and the summer sun hits it hard.
So I bit the bullet and went with composite decking material (Trex) I
lvoe it! *It was easy to work with, and no maintenance, painting, and
it doesn't rot.

so I did a bit of looking around and found this:

http://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/teck-...ng-synthetic-t...

I see they have used it for teak replacement and it looks pretty good.
Of course I might not be able to use it practically speaking, because
it would mean reinforcing with a couple extra floor joints (I suppose
that's what you'd call them) But I do like the idea of it lasting for
absolutely years.

I'm also wondering why pontoon and boat mfg's don't use more of these
products. especially in stringer construction.

MDO plywood and seal the edges very well. I used epoxy resin. *Mine is
going on 18 years, I'm a 12 month boater in salt water. The boat is in
the water or swinging over it on hooks virtually all the time.
I glassed over the joints on top and pained the deck with a couple of
gallons of elastomeric roof coating before I put the carpet down.
Getting ready for the 3d carpet but the deck is still solid except a
small bad spot where I drilled a hole and didn't seal the edge of the
bored hole. Next carpet time I am just going to cut out that bad spot,
plug it and seal it well.

Now that you've pointed that out, I can see why the plywood is the
choice.

Hey thanks man. this is getting to be fairly educational.

good advice all the way around!