captain crabcake
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Hello everyone. New to the forum here. It caught my eye while doing some research on my new boat. My neighbor gave me a smokercraft big fisherman 16 ft boat.I believe it is a mid to late eighties model, with the tan color and dark brown stripe around the top. She also gave me a fully functioning johnson 9.9 hp, along with an electric trolling motor.. Her husband passed away recently, and our houses were significantly effected by hurricane sandy. In exchange for helping her with repairs she gave me these two items, along with a ton of fishing gear and mechanics tools. Both motors were underwater, but i am mechanically inclined so i was able to salvage them. My plan for now is too keep the layout as it is, but replace the deck and clean it up real nice. Somewhere down the line i want to gut the entire boat and give it a complete new layout, possibly a center console conversion. I do alot of salt water fishing, so my materials that i use must be salt water friendly. For the decking i was planning on using standard 1/2" plywood, and coating it in fiberglass and resin. I am good with working with fiberglass, i shape my own surfboards. What are some of your guys opinions on this method of building a deck? I was originally going to use pressure treated marine plywood, but i read that it reacts poorly with aluminum. Any input is appreciated.