Ask Nugent on here what he uses for decks as he has rebuilt a good few ribs over the years
Been speaking with Nugent, he is a deck master!! He has done loads of decks including Humber, uses eDecks (meranti marine ply to BS1088). Very helpful chap. I think I’ll be ordering from eDecks this morning (but do carry on this discussion - I find it very interesting!)
In my expeariance it's easer to glass solid wood than to glass around a hole not an expert but just easer for me
Much easier! Though if I have a shape to go around that is already cut I cut the glass to match forst then lay it - very sharp scissors help with that!
Much easier! Though if I have a shape to go around that is already cut I cut the glass to match forst then lay it - very sharp scissors help with that!
My thinking right or wrong is when you cut the hole after glassing over is the glass is right on the cut you only need to seal inside the hole then using primer it will soak right into the cut, good call by Craig on nugent his work is on another level IMO.
So marine ply arrived today!!! Hoping to get some time to make a start on this over the Christmas break. Seems like good stuff, only a couple of small voids seen on three sides, will fill any voids I see when glassing it up. Also I can confirm - red meranti 18mm is blooming heavy! I thought with the delivery driver we could carry all four in one go ......
Fortunately not, but we did have to hand ball them!
Good price delivered.
Hope we will all get to see pictures at each stage of the refurb.
Absolutely! I’ll keep updating the rebuild thread with new pictures on the build - it will be a brand new boat bar tubes which will be done in a year or two. Putting allot of good stuff on it
Been speaking with Nugent, he is a deck master!! He has done loads of decks including Humber, uses eDecks (meranti marine ply to BS1088). Very helpful chap. I think I’ll be ordering from eDecks this morning 
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