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<blockquote data-quote="fowlmood77" data-source="post: 25826" data-attributes="member: 269"><p>I highly doubt marine ply<span style="color: red">wood</span> would last forever. After all it is wood ya know. But if you kept it covered, you shouldnt have a problem with it. The problems and repairs I have done on boat floors with wood comes when the manufacture glasses over the top, most of the time with chop glass and poly resin. Unfortunately poly and wood don't get along that well. All it takes is a hole somewhere for water to enter and then it is trapped. Trapped water in wood = ROT. Bad for the boat and it is no easy fix mind you. Not sure how</p><p>Alumacraft seals their wood but like said before if you can keep it dry for the most part you should be good. Aluminum decking doesn't ever rot and weighs less but is more expensive. There is only one boat manufacture that I know of that has an ALL aluminum boat. Other than your basic jon boats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fowlmood77, post: 25826, member: 269"] I highly doubt marine ply[color=red]wood[/color] would last forever. After all it is wood ya know. But if you kept it covered, you shouldnt have a problem with it. The problems and repairs I have done on boat floors with wood comes when the manufacture glasses over the top, most of the time with chop glass and poly resin. Unfortunately poly and wood don't get along that well. All it takes is a hole somewhere for water to enter and then it is trapped. Trapped water in wood = ROT. Bad for the boat and it is no easy fix mind you. Not sure how Alumacraft seals their wood but like said before if you can keep it dry for the most part you should be good. Aluminum decking doesn't ever rot and weighs less but is more expensive. There is only one boat manufacture that I know of that has an ALL aluminum boat. Other than your basic jon boats. [/QUOTE]
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