need to make some smallish hardwood mounts to sit under an outboard bracket on transom. I will seal and paint the timber, it will be above the water line but will get wet regularly. What is a good choice of timber?
cheers

keensailor said..
need to make some smallish hardwood mounts to sit under an outboard bracket on transom. I will seal and paint the timber, it will be above the water line but will get wet regularly. What is a good choice of timber?
cheers

Piece of Merbau decking timber from Bunnings will be as good as any.

Try to source some Turpentine, its what the old time wharf pilings were made from, think Circular Quay, Pier 1 etc

+1 marine ply.

Cheap and available from Bunnings / Mitre 10.

Teak, I wouldn't use ply for external mounts. I bought a couple of small pieces of teak for $20 recently it was expensive but the job only has to be done once

Thanks for suggestions SBers.
With the transom having an angle I will need to make mount 25mm thicker at top over a length of 215mm (basically like two vertical rails). In that case I probably wouldn't use ply or cutting board but more likely a hardwood that's not going to bleed. I'm learning towards teak but unsure how hard it is, or maybe some spotted gum that's not too green.

boty said..

keensailor said..
Thanks for suggestions SBers.
With the transom having an angle I will need to make mount 25mm thicker at top over a length of 215mm (basically like two vertical rails). In that case I probably wouldn't use ply or cutting board but more likely a hardwood that's not going to bleed. I'm learning towards teak but unsure how hard it is, or maybe some spotted gum that's not too green.

teak is plenty hard enough but offers superior durability though other hardwoods may be harder this isn't as important as the durability i personally would varnish the teak but this is not necessary the hardwood will need to be painted or varnished

bought a small off cut of teak, think it will do job nicely