WOOD?

Kmodi9 · #1 10-25-2006, 04:17 AM

I have a 76 inboard and was curious if there was any other wood in the boat besides the transom? Thanks!

1bayouboy · #2 10-25-2006, 07:24 AM

I have a '74 Tsunami that was an I/O converted to outboards/bracket. The original engine mount stringers look like they were wood....now mostly gone....from the samples I drilled out. The keel support is also wood but
seems pretty solid except for a couple of screw/nail holes.
Amazing considering how long water sat in the hull.

The bulkheads, floor and forward deck are plywood cored....
the gunnels are balsa cored.

FELLOW-SHIP · #3 10-25-2006, 09:58 AM

The deck is laminated with balsa and the cap is laminated with balsa as well.

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Kmodi9 · #4 10-25-2006, 10:47 AM

wow, so there IS alot more wood than i thought in it, bummer

FELLOW-SHIP · #5 10-25-2006, 03:51 PM

Not a bummer that boat is 30 Years Old and sounds like you aren’t have much of a problem. After 30 years that’s pretty good to me. Just look at most 30 year old cars or homes sitting out in the weather for that amount of time. The new composites have only been around for approx 15 years. A lot of the guys have re done their boats with Wood and my bet those boats will out last all of us.

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Old'sCool · #6 10-25-2006, 07:11 PM

Some "high end" smaller boat manufacturers still use wood for a very good reason....if properly sealed it's great!

rockdoc · #7 10-25-2006, 09:11 PM

Hey, the way I see it, wood is a proven product with millions of years of reseach and development........Mother Nature is still using it in the construction of trees all over the world.....

rockdoc

SECF3114M73J · #8 10-26-2006, 10:39 AM

If it ain't broke don't fix it. If the wood is solid why tear the boat apart ?

Kmodi9 · #9 10-26-2006, 11:05 AM

the boat has no issues and i am definately a fan of letting a sleeping dog lay, but it does have a soft spot in the front deck and i can see blistering on the transom, both of which are not huge issues for me, but I am going to have my small block freshened up as well as the tranny rebuilt this winter, i want to be a stickler for a solid drivetrain. during the rebuild i was thinking of sending it out somewhere to get the glasswork done and i am just trying to get a better picture of what all it would encompass financially and time wise. I want to spend my time fishing, not building, so maybe just a fresh motor is all that will happen.