Deck cleat question

[cgildea]

Im going to be building a flush deck up front. I need to install some cleats about 5/8 from the top of the hull. What material do yall reccommend? I was thinking of the 3/4" pvc trim boards. I could peanut butter them to the sides and secure with stainless screws and never have to worry about rotting. The deck will have 2 bulk heads underneath it, and I also plan on filling the entire cavity underneath it with foam. but I need something sturdy for the edges since I wont be able to tab underneath it.

 

[JASinIL2006]

I’d give it a test outside the boat to make sure PB will stick to PVC and to see if the resin melts/dissolves PVC.

 

[Scott Danforth]

PVC has no strength, and PB will not stick to it.

so even if the PVC was screwed to your boat, and the cleat is screwed into PVC, the first time you tug on the cleat, its going overboard with a section of your PVC trim and what ever it was you tied onto it.

cleats on a boat normally go thru wood/lumber/fiberglass, and into aluminum plates embedded in the fiberglass layup, or a big wood backer board and big stainless washers with nuts

 

[cgildea]

PVC has no strength, and PB will not stick to it.

so even if the PVC was screwed to your boat, and the cleat is screwed into PVC, the first time you tug on the cleat, its going overboard with a section of your PVC trim and what ever it was you tied onto it.

cleats on a boat normally go thru wood/lumber/fiberglass, and into aluminum plates embedded in the fiberglass layup, or a big wood backer board and big stainless washers with nuts

I dont mean an actual "cleat" like you wrap a line around. I mean a cleat as in a block of wood or whatever material I can screw my deck into to hold it in place. Basically a small strip that goes around the bow and then my deck would sit on top of it while I tab it in from the top

 

[Wildey]

I dont mean an actual "cleat" like you wrap a line around. I mean a cleat as in a block of wood or whatever material I can screw my deck into to hold it in place. Basically a small strip that goes around the bow and then my deck would sit on top of it while I tab it in from the top

That would be a ledger, of sorts.
The PVC might just work well there.
No rot = good !

 

[Scott Danforth]

I would use white oak myself. PVC has no strength

 

[todhunter]

I used sapele mahogany. It wasn't as expensive as I thought it would be.