Marine plywood

[FISHINFREAK]

Man, thats a lot of Sheets!!

I get cold hahahaha!

[Rollo]

Man, thats a lot of Sheets!!

[FISHINFREAK]

4 sheets ? Are you doing the outside as well LOL ? Buy the pressure treated and paint the heck out of it . I had plain plywood in one of my boats for years out in the sun 24/7 . Salt water doen't rot wood much if any . Fresh water (rain , washing ect.) is what rots wood .

Thats actual wat me and Sam(Drifter) were talking about just regular plywood and resin coating or urethaning it and then carpet. Yeah four sheets see the about 2" gap on each side of the floor sheet it would take almost 5' to have it decked completely so thats two sheets there then a one sheet in front one in back(not whole sheets just parts ) but yeah 4 sheets haha.

[FISHINFREAK]

I also just read that the copper( wat they started putting in when they could use arsenic) in treated sheets isnt good for aluminum that it causes oxidization

[FishNette]

A quick search on the internet turned up that both marine grade and treated ply use the same waterproof glue. Saltwater does not rot wood. That's a fact. Look it up.

[Rollo]

Marine grade has better glue, And water of any sort will cause rot if soaked,and kept wet often enough!Lookin at the pics of that project,you could get by with a treated wood! It looks pretty easy to replace, but it wont hurt to cover it with a decent carpet!And Mikes dad is right about it being better for boats as he's only been doin it all his life!

[FishNette]

You can also epoxy/resin coat the pressure treated plywood if you are concerned about the saltwater breaking down the glue. Polyester resin is fairly cheap for the added benefit.

That's a nice rig...I've been thinking of getting something like that for a flounder boat.

Good luck!

[FISHINFREAK]

Thanks here is a couple pics of wat it looks like now i havent take many i already took the wood of the front and rear deck and ripped the crap carpet off the floor the floor is very soft in some spots so its gettin all new wood and carpet.

[FishNette]

Treated wood should work fine for redecking. Save the extra expense and buy some fishing gear or something else you want or need. If you use marine grade plywood, you will need to epoxy coat it. It is bare/natural, not treated to a higher pressure or more concentrated chemicals(where did that info come from?). That's a lot of extra work. You can use the preassure treated as-is. Good luck with your project! Post pics!

BTW - Saltwater does NOT rot wood.

[FISHINFREAK]

Yes -- the marine is treated to a higher presssure and with more concentrated chemicals -- My dad's been building and working on boats for 65 years and swears by it -- especially in salt water. If you don't use marine then you need to at least glass the treated plywood on the top and bottom. -- and I'd try Kemah Hardware as well.

Okay thanks alot

[Ibtsoom]

Yes -- the marine is treated to a higher presssure and with more concentrated chemicals -- My dad's been building and working on boats for 65 years and swears by it -- especially in salt water. If you don't use marine then you need to at least glass the treated plywood on the top and bottom. -- and I'd try Kemah Hardware as well.

[FISHINFREAK]

Got another question for yall. Is there that much difference in marine plywood and treated ? I know the obvious two one is wet wood one is dry and the weight but is there that much difference that i need to spend $40+ more for the marine per sheet i need 4 sheets. And yeah im a penny pincher lol.

[FISHINFREAK]

Okay ill give them a call in a bit thanks

[Dawg]

Kemah hardware on 146 use to carry it

[FISHINFREAK]

Im deckin my boat