[Rhodes22-list] Bunk Boards & Axles

[Wally Buck]

Joe,I used Trek on the trailer for my Bantam and I put carpet on mostly to 
protect the wooden hull. I would think carpet would still be needed to 
making launching a heavier boat easier but maybe not.

Is it supposed to be as strong as wood, stronger, or what? Maybe they will 
come up with more sizes of this stuff.

Wally



>From: "Ware, Joseph W." <joseph_ware@merck.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Bunk Boards & Axles
>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 11:56:04 -0500
>
>Great on the deck, but make sure you have no more that the 12" centers.  
>I'd
>go down to 10" for the couple of additional boards it will take.  Also, 
>they
>used stainless screws.  The ones my contractor used mushroomed the board
>around the head.  I've seen, advertised, screws that are shaped differently
>that don't cause that to happen.  I had to sand down the mushroom.
>
>It cuts just like wood.  It is 1" thick, which might be part of the 
>problem.
>If it was 1-1/2" like 2 bys, who knows.  The railings are all vinyl 
>covered.
>No maintenance.  Gotta love it.
>
>I want to hear if anyone used if for bunks.  I have heard from a trailer
>manufacturer that is slides well, and you don't need to cover it.  But I
>don't know any one that actually used it.  When my time comes to replace
>them, I had thought of the same thing.
>
>Joe
>S/V Whisper
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wally Buck [mailto:tnrhodey@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 11:49 AM
>To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Bunk Boards & Axles
>
>
>Joe,
>
>That is what I was wondering, are you happy with it for your deck? I have
>some new decking planned as well.
>
>Wally
>


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