TOPIC:

Baron2150 wrote:

After quite a bit of research I went with Douglas Fir. Using modern pressure treated lumber for bunks is supposedly a bad idea. Apparently the liquid used for the pressure treatment is very corrosive to metals including Aluminum. Over time it can cause hull corrosion is what I hear. That being said Eagle Trailers uses some type of Marine Grade Blue Spruce and the ultimate bunk wood would be Cypress. Cedar is also a good choice IF the bunks are vertical. Cedar is very resistant to rot, but it isn't very strong and prone to cracking. Douglas Fir seems to be a "good" choice from my research so I went with that since the other mentioned materials aren't readily available from a local source. I bought the lumber locally and ordered the carpet online from a place called "Bass Boat Seats". The carpet is nice and I was able to order a 45' roll.

Good job !
you are 100% correct copper oxide is what they treat green wood with the copper turns it green especially on carpeted bunks the copper is leached out by the water in carpet after a season or two rite where the bunks sit you will notice small pits in the aluminum just like salt does to cars
i took a floor out of a aluminum boat one time to repair a leak found a penny that had just about burned thru a perfectly round hole in a customer's hull
slick bunks should be added to bunks treated with copper oxide if used on aluminum hull slick bunks is a vinyl covering that makes it easy to launch and retrieve also have seen this become a problem with boats stored on shore stations and boat lifts