No to Argue But Boats Aren't Suppose to Get Wet...
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JohnsonM50
The fir or yellow pine do present some surface issue from grain raising. Ive helped with a Clark Craft kit that is fir. I don't think even epoxy would tame the grain but haven't tried. Wayne has stated a sound reason to go with it tho & in the grand scheme will probably not lose much potential speed if any.
Over the years, I never let water set in any of my boats for more than five minutes. On road trips, we pulled the hardware off and sealed the cockpits with plywood. My dad didn't think race boats should get wet...
We always sealed our boats with Spar varnish. My dad like to cover any voids with varnish. Varnish would sometime drip out of a nail hole where we'd miss a stringer....Plus, we build anew boat every season....
Keep posting stuff....love it all!
HELL, We Used Water Proof Elmers....
We could build a boat in a week or less and most of our time was used waiting for glue to dry...
We used Anchor nails, and set them with a 3/16 inch shearpin punch, and we backed the punch up with a block of lead....Frequently, we clenched the nails with a body and fender anvil....
Once the glue dried, we routered most of the wood away any way....I weighed 235 plus jacket and helmet...to make weight, we build 90 pound boats...
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