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I took the 62 gallon gas tank out of my boat and took it to the radiator shop to be cleaned and re-sprayed. In the process I noticed that the wood frame needs to be replaced. The question I have is what kind of wood did they use for the deck supports and the frame the gas tank sets in.
No idea what they originally used. But I would perhaps use some pressure treated cedar. Say 4x4 blocks, with cut outs as saddles, for the tank to sit on.
We have an abundance of red oak around here (in West Virginia) plus some white oak. Do any of you believe the oak would make a good gas tank rack and rear deck supports. I sanded a place on the old support rack and it looks like oak, but I don't know what the common wood was in the area that they built these boats.
White oak was used on the old Chris crafts and the Century power boats as framing members. I have an old Century that the white oak is still in great shape after more than 4 decades.
I found out today that another kind of wood comes into play in the early days of boat building and the framing of Trojan boats. I took a piece of the gas tank rack to a mill shop and the old timer that runs the place( about 55 years) seems to think that it was ash. He pulled out a piece of ash and a piece of white oak and you could not tell the difference by looks or the grain of the wood, just thought I would pass this info along and see if anyone had any thoughts or feedback.
No I don't think so, the orginial wood has lasted for 34 years,So why not put back what was there, that way when I sell it to you, you'll know you're getting a solid boat. lol
