Re: Da$^$%# Luan and Garbage Glue

I am no expert, but my observation is based on the boats I've built from luan, and other woods. Luan is great stuff to build a small boat with.

dbohara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
From what I can tell, areas of the luan have voids beneath the top 
layer.  Where these areas get exposed to water via a scratch in the
paint, the stuff gets saturated very easily.  Areas where there are no
scratches in the paint seem to do ok.  I abuse my boats but I expect
them to last.  Anytime you beach your boat on an oyster bar you are
gonna get scratches.  Having to apply a coat of paint more than once a
year is absurd.
In some areas, the voids seem to run in a linear pattern and then the
stuff is hopeless and the only solution is glass.


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