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Re: Material: Does the wood matter?
By:Kudzu
Date: 12/15/2008, 7:48 am
In Response To: Material: Does the wood matter? (Darren)

If you keep the water out it can't rot so it shouldn't matter to my way of thinking.

The only thing I would get concerned about is weight of the wood and the weight of the finished boat. I used a little walnut in one of my boats and I am not concerned about it rotting.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Does the wood matter?
Darren -- 12/15/2008, 6:36 am
Re: Material: Does the wood matter?
Kudzu -- 12/15/2008, 7:48 am
Re: Material: Does the wood matter?
Darren -- 12/15/2008, 6:31 pm
wrong move
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/17/2008, 2:21 pm
If I lived close to Paul J....
Greg H -- 12/17/2008, 3:11 pm
Re: If I lived close to Paul J....
Darren -- 12/17/2008, 5:25 pm
Re: Material: Does the wood matter?
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2008, 12:45 am
Re: Material: Does the wood matter?
Mike Savage -- 12/15/2008, 6:56 am