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TerryC

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  1. Thanks for link for the buffalo boards, looks interesting. I note they seal the edges with acrylic resin paint, not varnish or teak oil etc.
  2. Thanks, going off the idea rapidly, back to some form of resin bonded ply I reckon.
  3. All good points, particularly the one about sagging, I simply don't know. Wasbhoping on here may gave tried it. Many thanks for all of your replies, food for thought..... Terry
  4. Its new deckboard time, the old ones that came with my Liverpool boats cruiser stern boat have disintegrated. I have fashioned some temporary ones from hardwood ply while I researched materials but they won't last long I'm sure! i know the usual material is the resin bonded ply, that what the originals were made from, I just don't fancy doing it all again in 10 years time. So my question is has anyone tried using 20mm thick Polyethylene sheet? I've found somewhere that supplies it cut to size (rectangular that is) so it won't take long to trim and prepare them. The spec sheet says the material is good for -30 to + 70 deg C, I think that will be sufficient, does anyone know better? The top surface though will be a little slippery when wet, not ideal, so I've been looking at info on painting this type of material, and am thinking of painting them with acrylic houshold paint, apparently that sticks fairly well, so mixed with some sharp sand for anti-slip it may be a good solution. So would they work??? Comments please Terry
  5. Has anyone got any updated info on this topic? My Hexagrip boards are falling apart at 10 years of age. I've been offered some 3mm thick ally treadplate. Rather than have a frame welded to the underside (it needs to be 3/4"/19mm thick at the edges) I'm thinking of using 16mm thick pieces of oak, glued to the underside around the edges and with a couple of cross pieces, glued using resin, and then the oak treated with several coats of danish oil or similar. Thoughts are that the oak will not rattle like ally tubing would when the panels are in place, and oak is very hard wearing provided itrs properly oiled etc. BUT how anti-slip is ally treadplate? Its sold for outdoor use and is supposed to be anti-slip but is it???? Any thoughts anyone? Maybe it's a crazy idea Terry
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