Boat Decking: Milling & Planning - Episode 218 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

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As we prepare for the boat decking, which can also essentially be thought of as the boat deck flooring, there is a lot of preparation for the lumber involved. Everything in wooden boatbuilding starts here: milling, milling, milling.

First, we do more with steam bending wood, specifically the locust which is the outermost of the boat decking material and is of locust to be protective in a place that will meet a lot of docks.

Some people have questioned our use of pine for marine decking, however, pine is traditional in this application, rot resistant when properly finished (we plan to use many coats of oil), easy to find for repairs, and, since we have a lot of it, we can select clear stock for this application. We’ll begin installing the boat decking very soon. Stay tuned and thanks for watching!
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