Yet another flooring question

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

I saw Thompsons Water Seal mentioned as a medium to use for making seats<br /><br />the ol brain started churning<br /><br />a floor is basically the same, covered with astroturf, so how well would three or four soakings of water seal be on each floor panel, front back and edges if I were to use half inch CDX?<br /><br />I am doing two boats, both eighteen footers and am doing so on a shoestring budget ... Ill save up the bucks to do the big girl right, but I want these guys in the water pronto ... at least one in by the fourth of july ::gulp::

 

[gewf631]

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Go with pressure treated plywood. By the time you pay for all the water seal (and your time), you'll be money ahead.<br /><br />Also, most water seals are pretty oily, and really should be applied to DRY wood, so take those factors into consideration as well.

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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i did hear that pressure treated is bad news for glass work ... the aluminum boat is a glass free deal, but the crestliner is going to need s lot of glass<br /><br />on a related note, would using a pneumo recip saw and water be a good Idea to keep the dust down?<br /><br />not sure how much water soaks in, but I hear the dust issue is a huge bummer, water would keep it down, like with concrete cutting ... tho the water is more to keep the blade from melting than anything else, lol<br /><br />thanks

 

[BillP]

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Old pressure treating processes used petroleum as the carrier and that kept resin from sticking. Today's CCA pressure treating uses water as the carrier and this can be dried out.

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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thanks for the update ... my ol brain aint what it used to be, and I guess I dont keep up on stuff like I used too ...<br /><br />did they get rid of the cyanide that used to be in pressure treated lumber? or was it arsenic ... arsenic, yes, lol, one of those POISONS!!!

 

[steelespike]

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When working with PT use precautions suggested<br /> in material safety data sheet and seal with paint or glass.Most health problem occur with repeated careless use as in factory conditions<br />cutting and assembly and they are serious problems.<br /> New solutions are more friendly,dont know if<br />they are used in PT ply.yet or not.

 

[SystemF]

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The preasure treated 2X4 I picked up the other day at Lowe's had an EPA warning about arsenic on it. At the same time i got a preasure treated piece of plywood with no warning??? weird.

 

[BillP]

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Pt wood is a hot topic and wildly debated on some sites. Use it when you have done some research and sift out the BS. Personally, I've done enough data crunching to be comfortable with it. The old pressure treating processes used oil as the carrier and that was the biggest problem with glassing. Right now I'm using it for stringers, transom and floor in a 17'Cobia project boat.<br /><br /> http://www.momentoffame.com/snapshot.html?id=39525 <br /><br />It is bad stuff for the health...here are some descriptions...<br /><br />CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate) is the most common preservative used today and the most dangerous. CBA (Copper Boron Azole) & ACQ (Ammonia Copper Quaternary ammonia) are safer alternates because they have no arsenate. Marine grade uses CCA. <br /><br />Bill

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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copper fulminate kept jumping into my (old, jumbled, and completely frazzled) mind, abandoned ship as quickly