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Comment by Brad Dimock on March 8, 2010 at 5:17pm

Well, he was saying something that sounded like "Osha... when he tipped over. Or "Oh shi..."

That's 3/8" Meranti on the decks, and it will get one layer of 6oz cloth and a nonskid grittty layer (Much like Ukulady's) before painting. The old Briggs boats were 3/8 decks, and they've lasted 35 years, so I am optimistic. I discovered a few decades back that if you epoxy a thin layer of sand to the decks, then paint the decks the color of sand, your decks never need painting again and always look clean. The only wear on the paint is on the top of the sand grains (same color) and the rest of the paint is unscathed. I'm sort of a neo-retro boatguy, but I sometimes just go for the long-term lazy man's way out.

My infinite wisdom and experience does not know who or what MDO is. Whoever or whatever he is, if he's worked for 14 years, I can't see any problem with hiring him again.

Comment by Robb Grubb on March 8, 2010 at 12:23pm

Brad, Is that the oSHA inspector on his head ? I had to stop working on my boat last night and have a beer as well, I started to cut bevels in reverse and knew it was time for a Black Butte break !

What thickness and type of plywood are you using for your decking ? I was thinking 3/8 for mine. I was also thinking of MDO and avoid glassing. I used MDO on the decking on my other boat (14 years old) and it has held up great. I just epoxied over it and then Easypoxy paint (dark green) over that.

Your infinite wisdom and experience is requested...

Cheers and Beers,

Robb Grubb

Comment by Rick Newman on March 6, 2010 at 6:27pm

Does this technique allow for easier access to the interior of the boat or to the interior of a bottle? Looks intriguing, I think I remember doing some similar activities late at night in a camp on the Middle Fork of the Salmon! Good job on the boats and blog!

Rick Newman