What Coosa Thickness do I Need?

Coosa Board Thickness

Andrew 00:07
All right, so let's talk about a question that we get a lot. I mean, multiple times a week, I would probably say, which is, hey, I want to do a project out of Coosa. You know, maybe it's a deck, maybe it's a new replacement, transom, bulkhead, whatever we're doing a project Coosa, and what thickness should I use?

Matt 00:26
Yeah, I mean, it's definitely a question we get a lot. The honest answer to is, you know, we asked the question of what are you replacing? What's the project right? If you are going to replace a deck or a transom and an existing boat, a lot of times engineer that that boat manufacturer have already determined what they can supply will do to you. Coosa is intended to be a direct replacement for plywood for the same thickness. So the recommendation is go back in with Coosa matching the same thickness of the plywood that was originally used, that's going to get you the same, if not better results from what you have currently have.

Andrew 01:03
It should be a lot better, right? I mean, it's a lot more rigid for sure.

Theo 01:07
When you really break it down too right. The reason that I question is being asked, in most instances where it comes across our desk is they're trying to save some weight right and just by changing to Coosa as your substrate for that project, your core material, you're already saving 30% of the weight,

Andrew 01:25
For sure to get a trend change with the same weight or they're trying to replace it and only do it once because right now waterlogged, you don't want it to rot, you know? So I mean, those are the reasons for using Coosa but it's difficult because you know, with a lot of these projects, there's so many moving pieces I mean, say you're replacing a deck you know houses for it may be 6 inches or 16 inches.

So you kind of go well I trust the original engineer that speck out the thickness of material knowing that I'm coming back in with material that is significantly stronger. So it should be better. And you know could you could you go half inch when the original is three quarter? I don't know maybe, but we're never going to recommend that you know. That's just where the harder fast rule is. Same thickness, same installation method and you know it should be bulletproof.

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