New to the list with a question on Coosa

[SeaBird22]

Hey everyone.  I am an classic boat fanatic.  Even as a kid I loved the older hulls.  I finally bought a project boat and as there are few resources for Delta Conic hulls I am interloping here and on the Classic Mako Forum; hope you don't mind.

I am a big time Aquasport fan too, not to worry.  Growing up we had a 19-6.  When my dad sold it to one of his friends I became his deck hand.  Fished that boat for about 15 years in all.

The current project is a 1980 North American C-22.  I started a little blog on its restoration, you can check it out at http://www.seabird22.wordpress.com

To my question.  I am not happy with the deck on the North American, there is a bit more flex in it that I like.  Actually in some spots it felt like the deck was rotted when i first walked on it.  As it turns out its just that they used thinner plywood then they should have and the deck is worn out.  

I was thinking of using Coosa's Bluewater board to replace the deck as opposed to going back in with glass over plywood.  Has anyone had any experience with Coosa for deck material?  What are your thoughts?

I appreciate the input.

Miguel

[RickK]

Welcome aboard SeaBird22  :!:  :!:
I'm an old plywood guy so I can't help you on your specific question.  I'm sure you'll get plenty of help here soon.

[LilRichard]

Some guys use Coosa for flooring, but more folks use nida-core because it is lighter.  Coosa does well in high compression applications like transoms, and certainly can be used for a floor - but nida will do the same thing and save weight.

I used plywood, only because I was a newb in rebuilding and felt it gave more margin for error.

[LilRichard]

Oh, and if you do go with Coosa, I would probably use something less dense than I would for a transom.  Can't remember the densities off my head, but you don't need the super-dense stuff for a floor.