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Location: Indiana | I am looking to build an extension of my front casting platform. I will use marine plywood if I must, but does anyone know where to find a composite material? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Composite is a foam sheet layered in FRP. Usually, the process is completed during the boat building process, so unless you are well versed in fiberglass/composite construction, I'd stick to marine plywood. Nothing wrong with that material at all. |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Marine grade plywood is so worth it. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | If you can't find the marine grade, at least use pressure treated plywood; best grade of glue for what you're doing. m |
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Location: Davenport, IA | I just finished mine up this weekend...32" longer. I used treated 3/4" plywood and treated 2x4's. Somehow, the carpet I ordered from BPS ended up being the exact right color. I can now store all of my muskie lures as well as all my bass lures, anchors, life jackets, ect under the extension. I'll try to remember to get pictures this coming weekend. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Depending on where you live, some cities have an industrial fiberglass manufacturer in town. I had one of them help me re-do the floor/interior about 10 years ago, and was able to get some fiberglass 'boards' for deck extensions as well. The stuff is fairly pricey nowadays, and pretty heavy too, but would be an option if you had an 'in' with one of these contractors. Just stay out of the building when they are 'lying' the stuff up. It is 'stinky'!! Or, as mentioned, the plywood would work well too. You could even coat it with some fiberglass at home if you really wanted to.
Edited by Reef Hawg 3/13/2007 9:28 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Fiberglass resin will not adhere to treated plywood. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Thanks for making me aware of that. Was going to try it with a couple new hatch covers... Some time and headaches avoided no doubt.
Edited by Reef Hawg 3/13/2007 11:01 AM
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| Last year I glued and screwed two ( If I remember correctly they were 1/2 inch) pieces light weight regular plywood together and then used "outdoor" paint on the wood and then put down the carpet. I would think this would hold up as well unless my boat sits on the bottom of the lake for awhile..... |
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| I'll try and post a pic...
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| opps, only one pic came through...
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