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| I just finished this project on an Aluminum boat. I ended up replacing everything that was wood, as the boat was more than 20 years old. I purchased marine plywood. You can get it from any lumber yard (but probably not from a big box store). It is expensive, but you will only have to do the job once. I would not recommend using anything else. After I cut the wooden pieces, I painted them with 2 coats of fiberglass resin. I used West Marine Polyester Boaters Resin. It comes with the hardener you need and mixing instructions. That worked really well to seal the wood. This basically is an epoxy coating. It will never rot now. I attached the carpet with marine carpet adhesive, like K Grip 398. They also sell this at West Marine, but they have to order it. You have to get the right carpet adhesive because it is always wet. Most adhesives are not designed to work in this environment, and the last thing you want is for the carpet to start coming back up on you. I got my carpet from Kendor Marine, which is not too far from Racine. It was far cheaper there than anywhere else, and they have a lot of choices on hand. Finally, I attached everything with stainless wood screws. I drilled a pilot hole and then inserted the screws using an impact driver. I snapped a few screws before I found the right sized drill to use for drilling the pilot holes. Anywhere I could, I used a screw and a nylok nut, but you won't have much opportunity to do that when you re-attach a deck. I have never done a job like this before, but the final result turned out really nice! However, it was not cheap and it seemed like I was always running to the hardware store. | |
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