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Re: 1973 Super Sport...I bought it!
Brazillian redwood is ridiculously heavy, but very tight grained, moisture resistant. And expensive. So even if you don't end up using it on the SC, go get that lumber! W/ 24 8' planks you could do some consoles on the SC & still make a bad arse table top w/ the rest
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Is it full 3/4" tongue & groove stock, w/ the relief cuts in the back. In a 4" wide plank there should be 2 saw kerf width cuts @ 1/8" +/- deep in the back side of each plank running along the length of the plank. These help to minimize cupping as the moisture levels of each plank change. They should be left intact if possible. It will have some color variations & will rapidly change colors in the sun.
I agree w/ InMotions thoughts that as a deck it may be a challenge to seal & maintain. Esthetically speaking the planks should run the length of the hull, not across the width. To run 8' planks the length of the hull, you'd need to come up w/ a whole new stringer system to fully support the staggered joints to get full length of the deck. As you have already installed a ski pylon, I would probably plan an in deck ski locker and do the hatch in the Brazilian redwood, rather then the whole deck. W/ such a tight grain & needing to be well sealed w/ epoxy, the deck might be slick when wet unless you add some sort of anti skid granules, but that wouldn't look great IMHO. But a ski locker & some wooden consoles would look really good. In lieu of the whole console, perhaps a surround for the gauges, a glove box door panel, or both dash panels.......
Well sealed w/ epoxy, UV protected w/ spar varnish, and well maintained, it could be an incredible looking addition to an already nice looking SC. Check InMotion's thread, he's doing interesting & fantastic looking work w/ wood on his SC too! The drop down at the steering wheel at the dash is really great looking.
Brazillian redwood is ridiculously heavy, but very tight grained, moisture resistant. And expensive. So even if you don't end up using it on the SC, go get that lumber! W/ 24 8' planks you could do some consoles on the SC & still make a bad arse table top w/ the rest
.Is it full 3/4" tongue & groove stock, w/ the relief cuts in the back. In a 4" wide plank there should be 2 saw kerf width cuts @ 1/8" +/- deep in the back side of each plank running along the length of the plank. These help to minimize cupping as the moisture levels of each plank change. They should be left intact if possible. It will have some color variations & will rapidly change colors in the sun.
I agree w/ InMotions thoughts that as a deck it may be a challenge to seal & maintain. Esthetically speaking the planks should run the length of the hull, not across the width. To run 8' planks the length of the hull, you'd need to come up w/ a whole new stringer system to fully support the staggered joints to get full length of the deck. As you have already installed a ski pylon, I would probably plan an in deck ski locker and do the hatch in the Brazilian redwood, rather then the whole deck. W/ such a tight grain & needing to be well sealed w/ epoxy, the deck might be slick when wet unless you add some sort of anti skid granules, but that wouldn't look great IMHO. But a ski locker & some wooden consoles would look really good. In lieu of the whole console, perhaps a surround for the gauges, a glove box door panel, or both dash panels.......
Well sealed w/ epoxy, UV protected w/ spar varnish, and well maintained, it could be an incredible looking addition to an already nice looking SC. Check InMotion's thread, he's doing interesting & fantastic looking work w/ wood on his SC too! The drop down at the steering wheel at the dash is really great looking.
