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Aluminum or wood frame for platforms in a 15ft Vhull?
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<blockquote data-quote="great white" data-source="post: 308654" data-attributes="member: 6238"><p>Said boats that last for decades that i refer to are made from pine and spruce on the east coast. </p><p></p><p>There's grand banks dories made from east coast pine plank plying the waterways right now.</p><p></p><p>I know, i helped my dad build a couple that are still in use.</p><p></p><p>There are also lots of pine hulled fishing and cruising vessels out this way. No, they're not made from pine or spruce econo-studs, but they are pine and spruce.</p><p></p><p>Teak, mahogany and oak are nice woods for boat building, but are mostly reserved for the more expensive vessels or hobbyists. Most often if oak is used it is for stem and keel for it's hardness, although I've used maple before as well and plank and ribs are pine and spruce for it's flexibility. Thats why sprue and pine is preferred by many oar builders out this way; jam it into a rock crevice on a stroke and it bends rather than breaks...</p><p></p><p>Anywho, I'm not here to get into an argument of hardwoods vs soft, exotics vs domestics or plywood vs plank. </p><p></p><p>My point is wood can be used as a viable alternative to aluminum. But aluminum is also a fine material to make decking out of as well and offers some advantages over wood.</p><p></p><p>Ive used both. Each has its advantages.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="great white, post: 308654, member: 6238"] Said boats that last for decades that i refer to are made from pine and spruce on the east coast. There's grand banks dories made from east coast pine plank plying the waterways right now. I know, i helped my dad build a couple that are still in use. There are also lots of pine hulled fishing and cruising vessels out this way. No, they're not made from pine or spruce econo-studs, but they are pine and spruce. Teak, mahogany and oak are nice woods for boat building, but are mostly reserved for the more expensive vessels or hobbyists. Most often if oak is used it is for stem and keel for it's hardness, although I've used maple before as well and plank and ribs are pine and spruce for it's flexibility. Thats why sprue and pine is preferred by many oar builders out this way; jam it into a rock crevice on a stroke and it bends rather than breaks... Anywho, I'm not here to get into an argument of hardwoods vs soft, exotics vs domestics or plywood vs plank. My point is wood can be used as a viable alternative to aluminum. But aluminum is also a fine material to make decking out of as well and offers some advantages over wood. Ive used both. Each has its advantages. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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