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Originally Posted by Seacraft84
Thats a pretty good idea using the epoxy. I was goin to use some of that stuff for my floor but did some samples and just could not see it being as strong.
The 3/4 okume i used was about $70/sheet. 3 sheets for the floor and 2 for the transom.
Thats about $350 for okume which is used in about all your custom carolina boats. The stuff will never rot, properly treated. Yeah maybe 30 years down the road you may have to address it.
And about $1000 for composite sheets.
Thats alot of money. But if money is no object, then hey.
About how much freeboard are you going to have at the transom?
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It is 18 inches at the transom but on the side at the original cap. What is a standard C craft freeboard on the side? Now that it will be a 3 piece construction instead of the original 2 piece that did not allow you to lean against the inside gunnel before your toes and feet hit first. Not to argue your use of Okume plywood if done properly. But did you factor in the cost of epoxy and time!! involved compared to using either cheaper vinylester or even much cheaper polyester resin with penske board. Also the glass is much more expensive. 1708 or even mat that is not stitch mat or even binder that will dissolve with epoxy is very hard to find and is always more money. the 20 grade is more then enough for decks. The guy that supplies me with the penske board used to repair the decks of the commercial fishing boats that have a non steel deck out of barnegat light. He perfected the use of penske over formerly plywood with a longer life then the wood that was used before.