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Got a rotten bunk under my boat. I have replaced ones on an older boat before but I have seen some pre made never rot boards online. Anybody have any experience with them ? And I glued the ones in the past but I have watched several YouTube videos where they just staple. What are yalls suggestions ?
Thanks In advance
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If u got a aluminum boat do not use pressure treated wood
It is aluminum. What is the reason not to use pressure treated wood ?Quote:
Originally Posted by slabin
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Chemicals used to treat wood will react with aluminum and cause holes to come in it.
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Was not aware of that
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Crap....neither was I. EVEN if they are carpeted????
Look at page 3 post #21 to see what treated wood will do to aluminum.
Trailer Mod - Page 3
Can't get picture to come up on phone but I will take yalls word for it
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Yes....it will get into carpet over timeQuote:
Originally Posted by jimmydee1
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Best thing to do is find a sawmill and get some cypress
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Glue or not glue? Most videos i see do not use glue.
Put carpet on with staples ......just cover top and sides and ends....that way the boards can dry out better
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Jim, another word of caution. You can get those polypropylene boards and use them for runners and they work good but the caviate to that is usually they need a extra support in the middle because they are not as rigid and they are slick. If you use them, never ever undue the strap until boat is in the water.
Like G said just staple no glue on regular boards so they can dry faster.
I asked the guys at counce marine in Memphis about treated wood reacting with aluminum when I bought bunk carpet from them. According to them that's all they replace bunks with.
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All I have ever used is treated. Never had a problem and I have one aluminum duck boat that has been on same trailer for 26 years. And I dont bother putting carpet on them cause all I do is rip it off with boat when it freezes
The chemicals that they use for pressure treating wood nowdays contains copper........google it.........copper and aluminum dont go good together.
What G is saying is fact. One of my truck leasing customers before I retired is in the business of making the chemical used for treating wood. Used to use arsenic, law stopped that so now they have a couple of other chemicals and it is loaded with powdered copper which is bad corrosive to aluminum.
Could you paint the top side of the treated bunk board before you carpet it?
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Wound up using yellow pine and smiths carpet. Left 2 inch open to air on bottom. The boards that came off were treated wood wrapped al the way with carpet. Both rotten in 7 years.
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