Re: Wood trim question
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:17 pm
These work great for river or race boats, but it won't last very long on a creek boat unless you lay it up real thick, and heavy, and at that point other materials are a better choice.ezwater wrote:Kaz uses a simple flat FG lamination that screws down to the gunwales and to a mini cross thwart. Light and strong. You can incorporate a layer of Kevlar or polyester if you're concerned about splitting, but being screwed down to the mini thwart, the deck plate is well supported.
It isn't hard to lay up a little deflector lip at the rear of the deck plate to divert some of the splash over the bow.