alternative timber for rubbing strake?

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poked around a loose joint and now I have the full length off, pretty knackered, it is.
So, teak's obviously out of the question, iroko would be good but expensive, done a previous boat with oak, that took the edge off all the tools and I don't know how well it lasted, sold the boat soon after. Was cheap, though. Meranti? Common enough at likes of Jewson's. Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
Depends how long you want it to last...if you want it to last, pick teak or iroko..or another durable hardwood..utile maybe......none of them are cheap..
If you use cheap "meranti"..be prepared to repeat the repair regularly..

If you intend to keep your boat...don't skimp on durability

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halcyon23 said:
poked around a loose joint and now I have the full length off, pretty knackered, it is.
So, teak's obviously out of the question, iroko would be good but expensive, done a previous boat with oak, that took the edge off all the tools and I don't know how well it lasted, sold the boat soon after. Was cheap, though. Meranti? Common enough at likes of Jewson's. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I replaced all of mine with Iroko including a section that was curved for the transom and cut from a solid piece of timber - total cost of timber was around £400 for 25x75mm and that's on a fifty footer so a around 100 feet of timber , I didn't think it was OTT .?
 
Any tough wood will take the edge off tools, that's what your sharpeners are for! Personally, I'd use anything to keep rain out until I could afford teak.
 
I used Utile when I saw the rubbing floating away when I had Halcyon 23! I didn't go after it as I'd only just managed to lassoo a mooring buoy with the anchor chain, it was blowing a hoolie and the chain was over the rubbing strip while I tried to tidy the sails etc before getting the chain over the roller.
 
Look at the durability tables, for example here:
http://research.ttlchiltern.co.uk/p...1/durability beta 1.1/tools/12/durability.htm
and decide what you can afford. It's well researched. I think that if you can't afford an oily exotic then oak may be the best alternative.

It does depend how thick it is. As I understand it, seasoning oak up to about one inch thick is a doddle but thicker is a lot more difficult. The price seems to support that as far as my suppliers are concerned.

(If you find find yourself considering a timber that isn't in the table do a search for other durability tables - the ones I get here in Oz list species I never heard of.)
 
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