+100x on this. Me and my friends have redone several over the years and have used yellow pine and what I described above. I also like to go ahead and attach the boards to the trailer first then glue the carpet down on top first. Let it dry over night. Then you can go along underneath and pull the carpet down tight and staple with stainless staples and an electric staple gun. Makes it a whole lot easier.[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=343337#p343337 said:lckstckn2smknbrls » Today, 09:28[/url]"]Don't do it.
Look for southern yellow pine, cedar or cyprus.
Trex is not a structurally strong choice for a bunks.[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=343464#p343464 said:worminken » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:42 pm[/url]"]I'm using Trex decking boards. The boat will slide on and off the trailer very smoothly.
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=343807#p343807 said:Jonboat Jerry » Yesterday, 11:44[/url]"]I used 3" X 8" X 15' cypress treated with a deck sealer and capped with 1" X 3" X 15 PVC exterior trim fastened with SS screws.
(No carpet to hold moisture and rot the bunks) Boat easily slides off the PVC.
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=343807#p343807 said:Jonboat Jerry » Yesterday, 11:44[/url]"]I used 3" X 8" X 15' cypress treated with a deck sealer and capped with 1" X 3" X 15 PVC exterior trim fastened with SS screws.
(No carpet to hold moisture and rot the bunks) Boat easily slides off the PVC.
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=344248#p344248 said:juggernot » Yesterday, 22:05[/url]"]Thats pretty nice Jerry, I didn't think about PVC for bunk toppers but I used the pvc brickmold trim when I replaced the rotted front door threshold and stormdoor, it's cheap and will never rot, + it didn't need painting, the house trim is white! I can't afford Cypress but might try to use the pvc on my bunks. How deep did you countersink the screws?
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