Seems I have quite the reputation on here. Not sure if that is a good thing or not. :?pbw said:Correct Sir, Bassboy will chime in on this also and agree.
You can probably go plenty more years before your wood corrodes the aluminum. Older PT wood didn't have copper in it, but the new standards require it. I am fairly sure those standards came into play within the last 4 or so years.mtnbasser said:Folks i'm aware that unlike metals will cause corrosion. However I used treated lumber in making the deck on the "creeper". Its been 5 years and I'm yet to see the effects of any corrosion on my boat. The treated lumber is in direct contact with the aluminium.
If i was to rebuild my front deck i would probaly go with untreated just for the lighter weight...
Defiant said:I am not sure if this is common knowledge or not but you should not use Pressure Treated wood with aluminum it will eat a hole in it over time if you need to use wood in a Mod please use regular wood not PT
bassboy1 said:In fresh water, it probably isn't much of a problem. But in salt, or in an area of freshwater where it maybe has a slightly higher electrical current (say from shore power at a marina - if you marina store any boat, you will notice that the zincs on the motor corrode away much faster) the corrosion will be increased exponentially. Some 'toons have a rubber isolator pad of some sort. Others use a version of pressure treated wood that doesn't have copper in it, but that is not the sort you will find at a home improvement store. Still others are just poorly built. Just because a boat manufacture makes something doesn't mean that the best method was used. I have seen many homebuilt varieties of most anything come out with a significantly higher quality than the factory made counterpart.
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