Duckboats

It's time to replace my floor again in my Lund. Not planning on over thinking this as it's basically a utility boat. I'm replacing with ac plywood that is sealed with a product from a local farm store. Has anyone used big box store truck bed liner? I don't expect it will last for years but hoping it will last as long as I need it to. It's that or the paint with sand in it for so...

A big thanks to Sharp eyed Bobby Keeney for the lead on my latest resto candidate.

An early Alvin Beal ( Canton NJ) rail skiff. All mahogany and white cedar. She needs some TLC but should be a nice worker in the rice.

All mahogany and white cedar construction. She was found by the seller behind a barn only 2 miles from where she was originally built in Beals s...

I am rebuilding a 18' Duck Hunter and placing a 1/2" Okume ply over the existing 1/2" Okume plywood. I want to take some flex out of the bottom. I am going to finish the floor with a expoy/fiberglass coat and walnut grit finish.

Is there any special cloth (carbon fiber, kevlar, etc.) that would help reducing the flex other than standard 6 oz cloth?

Should I pl...