How to bend white oak for proper fitting planks?

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iyokaluza
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How to bend white oak for proper fitting planks?

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This is fresh saw mill planks. I'm trying to restore 70 trojan. Ihave 6 planks all together that need replaceing wow what a job!
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Safari
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When I replaced some wood on my last boat, I built a cheapy steam bender using a section of 8" Schedule 40 pvc DWV pipe with some pvc end caps. I then bought a Shark steam machine for $29.95, hooked it to one end of the pipe, and then put a hole in the other end cap so I could get steam flow. The pvc gets a little soft so use 3 or 4 saw horses to support it. I left the wood in there for 5 or 6 hours. Wear gloves when handling!
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