Bamboo decks on a workboat?

[kdhorton]

I am working out a small workboat/island trader design, and a friend mentioned that in seatrains they use bamboo decking for the floors- they are hardy and cheap.

I have seen a few articles where bamboo is gaining popularity in kayak builds, but wanted to see if anyone had had any experience with this.

Otherwise, I will probably marine ply/canvas the deck except for the hatch.

[BPL]

In what form would the bamboo be used?

And what kind of "workboat"?

Did you see this other thread:
Bamboo

[kdhorton]

Thanks for the reference.

The boat is a 26' motorsailer/island trader with a main hatch. The idea was that the bamboo could take the damage bumps, scrapes, falling objects, etc, and be ripped up and replaced every season.