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By McKenzieDriftBoat.com
Drift Boat Frames question
Please let me bask in your wisdom. Lookin' to build my first drift boat so I have lots to learn. I am located in Salt Lake and am having a hard time locating the recommended wood for drift boat frames. I have located some POC but it is tight knot quality. I would love to get my hands on some CVG POC but not sure if it is worth the expense to have it shipped to Utah being that this is my first build. The available POC is in 2x6 form for building patios. I have access to wood shop equipment and could mill down to 1" for frames. Looking for some counsel here... do you think tight knot would be ok for frames for a first build? we are talking $.80 a LF.
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Permalink Reply by Lawrence E. Long on
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Cub: How big are the tight knots? Here in Maine I use spruce- White, Red or Black- only an expert can tell the difference. Small knots - say up to 3/8"( my sawmill guy calls them "pimples") should be OK. If you can go to the yard and they let you look over the lumber sometimes selection of boards can allow you to space out your parts and come up with clear stock. I do this all the time- but sometimes you have to get a few "extra " boards to make it work out. Also is the knot at 90 degrees to the face of the stock ? or does it go along the face of the board- which would not be good. If you can't go to the yard call them and tell them what you are using the stock for and they might pull some better boards off the pile for you. My experience has shown if you tell someone what you are up to most times they will be interested and will try to help. With my sawmill guy you have to spend atleast a half hour talking politics, local gossip,etc before you get to look at boards- but then this is small town Maine. I am positive some of the professional boatbuildes will give you better advice .
Good Luck
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Permalink Reply by Jayson Hayes on
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Cub, try and stay away from decking material, it will all be kiln dried and as you mill it your not going to like working with it much, i would bet you should be able to find some good cvg doug fir which would be just as good and its shear strength is just a little better than the poc
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Permalink Reply by Nick N on
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I would call BMC West and Intermountain Wood Products. Both are geared toward contractors so you'll have to make a visit during regular business hours, but they will order anything you need. I got some Alaskan Yellow Cedar for my frames from BMC and it was immaculate. I also found that if you build a good enough relationship with either company they are willing to move a bit on their price.
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