Re: Starcraft Seafarer seats?
Good link but they don't list anything in the thickness I need, nor the width.
The seat planks are 1" thick, x 12.5" x 36", 56" and 58" long.
I called several cabinet maker supplies and one boat builder supply here and nothing so far. One told me I had to be mis-measuring what I had, the other told me to use plywood with a veneer. I want the original materials. What gets me is that they had to build thousands of these boats over the years, I'd guess that they built this boat with these wood seats for at least 20 years, maybe longer. Both the Seafarer and Sea Scamp, as well as the early Mariner models used wood seats. I'd settle for mahogany or any other durable hardwood.
I just can't believe that they built such a run of the mill row boat with such exotic wood as it's seat planks.
Two of the original seats are broken, one is intact but so dried out and brittle that I'm afraid to put weight on it. The first one to break gave out nearly as soon as I got the boat, the second when a buddy kneeled on it in the middle.
I'd go with any hardwood that will withstand the environment at hand, but want to preserve the original look.
