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Originally Posted by awpptdt
thank you one and all for your comments . I have decided to build a new boom out of wood. I am leaning towards Ash as the perferred material .
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Forget ash. Fir or white pine will work better. Spruce, too with modern epocy coatings you don't need traditional boat building wood just spend some time at Home Depot picking some good pieces You can either laminate several boards or buy a nicely grained single piece and hope as necessary.