<div style='background-color:'><DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> Why does it have to be teak for decks? Teak is God awful expensive as you all know. What's wrong with mahogony, oak, white pine or some other less expensive wood? <BR><BR>Charles Monroe <DIV></DIV>MV Ebb Tide,1979,34'DC Marine Trader <DIV></DIV>Point Patience Marina, NRC, Solomons, MD <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here

Charles Monroe wrote, "Teak is God awful expensive as you all know. What's wrong with mahogony, oak, white pine or some other less expensive wood?" In one word rot. Teak is used on boats because it provides the best natural rot resistance. Check out this link and look under Marine Lumber http://www.woodmatters.com/newsletter.html. The woods you mentioned may be a reasonable and more economical alternative, but I don't think they would last as long as teak. Cheers; Mike Schooley Trailerable Trawler wannabe