Wood Boat Maintenance Salt Water
The woodenboat forum is sponsored by woodenboat publications, publisher of woodenboat magazine. the forum is a free service, and much like the "free" content on public radio, we hope you will support woodenboat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine.. Wooden boats that remain afloat in salt water will tend to have less rot than boats in fresh water. however, the majority of small boats are kept out of the water. boats stored on the beach or yard, even during the season should be propped up on blocks so that they are off the ground at least a few inches.. Then use the screw driver to test the wood for softness on both plank and frame near the mating surface. if the frame is cracked or the wood is soft, one doesn't have to go any further. soft wood and cracked frames are dangerous conditions that mandate repair..
Best answer: ok, as long as you have the right stuff on the hull, leaving a boat in salt water is no problem at all. if i remember rightly, stingrays are fiberglass hulls, so you don't to worry about wooden hulls leaking because of no primer. you really should anti-foul the hull, at least once every 2 to 3. How to maintain and preserve the small wood boat bu mike kiefer small wood boats are rare today but a generation or two ago they were a way of life. small wood rowboats, sailboats, canoes and early motorboats were common as cottage boats, fishing boats and workboats. also common, and at times not so common, was the. This feature is not available right now. please try again later..
