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    Anti-freeze to stop & prevent wood rot

    Thanks Popeye, I may give that a shot. I will be using the solution on new material as a rot preventative. I am wanting to do this because there will being some wood lying flat on the ribs beneath decking and I have been told that treated lumber will cause corrosion if in contact with the...
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    Anti-freeze to stop & prevent wood rot

    Sorry, didn't mean it as a "screw you". Just a bit of twisted humor......Cmack
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    Anti-freeze to stop & prevent wood rot

    So call me an environmental clod but, I'm gonna douche the framing in the boat with good ol' Prestone anti-freeze. Nuke the whales :lol: ......Cmack
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    Post a Pic of your boat!

    Thanks, The Crestliner is gonna be a REAL project as the guy that owned it did a horrific wiring job that set up electrolysis which ate holes all in it :cry: I have been working on it as time allows for about a month now and have a bunch of it repaired. I will start a post in the...
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    Post a Pic of your boat!

    Here's my bass boat a 96 Nitro 896 with a 150 efi And my project 94 Crestliner 16X48 The motor for the Crestliner. Boat, motor and trailer were given to me because they were in a guys way. Go figure that, it's a 98 model 25 Johnson electric start. Runs like a champ.
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    trolling motors

    I own a couple of both and like the quietness of the MK but the durability of the MG makes it my go to motor when I am away from parts availability (Mexico)........Cmack
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    Anti-freeze to stop & prevent wood rot

    Thanks for the welcome. I first heard of this several years ago and have used it on the transom of my fiberglass bass boat that had a wet (not rotten transom) and now after 5 or so years of a V-6 twisting on it, it's still solid and still damp from time to time. I was gonna be using some 2X2 and...
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    Anti-freeze to stop & prevent wood rot

    I am currently working on a resto project 16X48 Crestliner and found this article concerning ethylene glycol's effects on wood rot. I am thinking of soaking all the wood used in the project. Any thoughts. Chemotherapy for Rot Friday, February 13 2004 @ 06:43 PM EST Contributed by: Dave...
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