Slipfloat10
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I finally bought a 14' modified V with a late model 9.9 Evinrude (the price was good, so I bought primarily for the motor), but after looking the old boat over once I got it home, I've decided the boat has a lot of character and I'd like to restore to its original condition. For those of you who are familiar with this model boat, the gunnels have a wooden rim on the inside, with an aluminum strip on the outside, which sandwiches the aluminum walls between the wood and the aluminum strip. The inner rim actually consists of two strips of wood, the first being 1/2" thick by 2" wide, and the other being 3/8" thick by 1" wide. The wood and aluminum strip are drawn together with a whole slew of very small countersunk bolts w/nuts . Does anyone know what type of wood was used for this inner rim? I suppose I could use something like a 3/4" Marine grade plywood, as I need a wood that will conform to the contour of the sides of the boat, but I'd like the boat to be as close to original as possible when I'm finished. The old boat is a 1951 model, I'm a 1952 model myself, so I'm sure there's a nostalgia factor involved here. The aluminum is in excellent condition, there are absolutely no leaks, the boat has a 17" high transom and a 48" wide floor, so it's very stable. Any advice/info will be greatly appreciated.