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Old 04-06-2012, 10:24 AM   #5
Killick
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City: Victoria, BC
Vessel Name: Killick
Vessel Model: Defever 50 LRC
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Must jump in here. While dimensional stability is very important, rot resistance is equally critical. You don't want to have to do the repair again - money down the drain if you use a wood not suiting for planking. Point in case - I have a 50 ft Defever (Mahogany) that a respected yard replaced some planking (above the waterline) with a lesser grade mahogany (Lauan) and all of it rotted within 7 yrs. I'm replacing all of it now with genuine Honduran mahogany. African mahogany is dimensional similar to genuine honduran mahogany, but is not very rot resistant. Yellow cedar expands and contracts much more than the old growth real mahogany used in those old Grand Banks. Less expensive wood might be false economy. In any case, the cost of materials is far less than the cost of the time to do the repair.

Check out the wooden boat forum - there is a wealth of wooden boat knowledge there.
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