"Board" for Jerry Cans

[jorgenl]

I am planning to install a "board" attached to the stanchions for storing of gas, diesel and water jerry cans on deck.

Now, I would prefer not to use wood for the board, since I have hardly any other exterior wood and hate varnishing etc.

I was thinking about using some type of marine lumber, star board or equiv to make a board approx 1: thick and 4-6" high and N feet long.

Any suggestions on which material to use and where to buy?

Cheers

[erps]

Something like trex decking material might be more reasonably priced than anything aimed at the marine consumer, if you can find something that's not too ugly.

[jorgenl]

erps,

Not a bad idea.

Should be reasonably priced and it seems to bend pretty well

I would have preffered white in color, but what the hell it ain't gonna be too pretty with yellow and red jerry cans on deck anyway.

Thanks.

[Cruisingdad]

We used what I think was a 2x6 or 2x8 pressure treated. It doubled as a boarding ramp or a fender board when at dock. It requires no maintenance.

Just a thought in your decision... though I agree the starbord would be better looking.

Brian

[jorgenl]

The drawback with starboard seems to be that it only comes in "sheet" type of dimensions like 24"*54" or 54"*96". I need about 5 feet (4 cans) and the starboard sheets then cost several hundred bucks.

[dgr]

jorgen,
You might stop by a big-box store and look in the moldings section. I saw some 1 x 5 1/2" PVC stuff that might work for you. It was definitely not starboard priced.

[timebandit]

I made these hand rails and stuff from that fake redwood deck material. It cuts and routs easy.
It sands and takes a stain pretty good too.

When it warms up it gets a little flexie but holds screws well if predrilled.

I think you can get it up to 8 inches wide.

It has been setting in the socal sun for three years since spar varnishing it.

If I was going to be ruff with it I would just sand it smooth with a 600 finish and use minwax stain and sealer on it.
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[hellosailor]

One of the paint companies (Krylon?) is making a spray paint for plastics, so you might get a piece of plastic decking (which usually is about 5" wide with no other widths available) and then pick up a can of the plastic spray paint to make it another color.

Picking up just one piece of the plastic decking may be a good trick though, many places only sell it by the 'bundle' not the piece.

[paulk]

I'd vote for CruisingDad's suggestion, though I wouldn't want to use 1x as a gangplank, and it would last about fifteen seconds as a fenderboard, since 1x boards are often softer woods like White Pine. A 2x8 makes more sense; 2x10 would be a good bit stronger and easier to use as a gangplank because its' wider. 2x lumber is more often Douglas Fir - a bit tougher than White Pine. 2x10 starts to get heavy fairly quickly though, especially in lengths long enough to be a useful gangplanks (16') You choose. I think you'll find the wood will outlast many of the plastics because of UV degradation.

[Cruisingdad]

Originally Posted by paulk

I'd vote for CruisingDad's suggestion, though I wouldn't want to use 1x as a gangplank, and it would last about fifteen seconds as a fenderboard, since 1x boards are often softer woods like White Pine. A 2x8 makes more sense; 2x10 would be a good bit stronger and easier to use as a gangplank because its' wider. 2x lumber is more often Douglas Fir - a bit tougher than White Pine. 2x10 starts to get heavy fairly quickly though, especially in lengths long enough to be a useful gangplanks (16') You choose. I think you'll find the wood will outlast many of the plastics because of UV degradation.

OOPS!!!

You are exactly right. I misstyped. It was a 2x, not a 1x. THanks for catching that. That was a typo. I am correcting my original post.

Brian