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By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

what wood besides white oak for outside chine?

I have to replace the chines on my boat ...my fault since when I took the UHMW off the bottom and replaced it with epoxy/graphite (huge mistake I really miss the UHMW) I made the mistake of running the cloth & poxy up ver the sides of the chine.It ended up with some spots where the seal at the top of the chine failed and moisture migrated down to the bottom edge and stayed there so lots of rot. Interesting that the chine rotted but not the plywood (fir). So I am just curious what other woods have been used ? I have thought about the various iron bark types and I also have some apitong but it is not dried.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Baker on January 28, 2015 at 7:35am

Hey Bob,

Ipe is another wood that is commonly used on the chine cap.

Mike

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Permalink Reply by Bob bryan on January 28, 2015 at 8:00am

Thanks mike

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Permalink Reply by Phillip Westendorf on January 29, 2015 at 7:54pm

Bob,

What do you want to have when your done? A bullet proof Chine, or something that's pretty, expendable or easily replaced, Is cost and wood's availabilty an issue? What woods are available locally? The answer to these questions should point you in the direction of the solution to your problem.

If not, how about White Oak, Mahogany or Teak.

For sure I'd make sure before you add new chine logs the hull is repaired and sealed for the long haul.

G'Luck

Dorf

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Permalink Reply by Richard on February 1, 2015 at 8:28pm

For the outside what about white Ash. It has goos elasticity for taking impact and bends nicely. It does like water so you have to keep it coated. I have used it as an outside chine on my drift boat for anumber of years and like it. Used it as a bottom outside chine and top rail.