wood rot

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:58 pm

No barrier epoxy for wooden hulls. The barrier coat's primary function is to reduce water penetration (ie osmosis) on fibreglass hulls with porous gelcote. Not really needed on a wood hull. Also, a wood hull will always flex a bit, so any barrier coat would likley crack open here and there as things flex. Just go with antifouling.

joanwillison · Post by **joanwillison** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:02 pm

Thanks. So happy I found you! Appreciate all of you advice.

Joan

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Thu May 12, 2011 5:37 pm

Joan

Just emailed you concerning gutters, but here's a couple of good sources for boat building and maintenance: Jamestown Distributors (http://www.jamestowndistributors.com) and Defender Marine (http://www.defendermarine.com). IMO any penetrating epoxy should provide a temporary fix for the transom "punkiness", but eventually you'll want a more permanent (aka expensive) fix done.

I grew up with wooden boats, having spent my misguided youth on the New England coast aboard all sorts of lobster and work boats....all made of wood, and I can only say that they are nostalgic, but also money pits. When fiberglass came along my dad, and then I, jumped at it!

Nothing says "boat" like a wooden one, but they are commitments of time, money and love. Just sayin'

The folks at Beacon Marine are a great source of information, so don't hesitate to give them a call also.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:14 pm

No thats for a F glass boat Just use Bottom paint

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:15 pm

That was for a fiberglass hull.