Re: Breaking Wind
I used a product called AZEK. It is an exterior trim product available at HomeDepot. It comes in standard board sizes. It is a type of PVC.
How did you do the gunners? Did you do a resto thread on it?
For those who work with wood, I can't tell you how nice the AZEK is to work with. Each gunnel panel was fabricated with two 1x6 and one 1x12 boards. I routed a 1/4" round over to each edge and biscuit joined/glued them together...this stuff glues just as you would PVC. The grooves in the top board are at a 45* angle and done with a 1/2" cove router bit. This stuff can also be heated with a heat gun , to conform to a radius. I actually machined down a 1x2 with rounded edges , and a 3/8 " mortise to cap and finish off the rounded edges of the hatchway into the cuddy cabin of the bulkhead. I was amazed at how it stretched without deforming as I heated it to form the curves...I would use this material again without a doubt. As for the strength .... I am impressed.. I was able to move the bare gunnels of the boat in and out up to 2" of travel. After installing the new panels... I can't get the gunnels to move even 1/4" !!!
AZEK IS available in sheets, just not stocked by HDepot...... follow the link I posted above and you can find out what sizes and thicknes the material is available. The website also has several videos showing how to work with the material.
