Advice on wood boat deck finish???

[BadBrian]

Hi there I am new to this site and I thought maybe I could get some help with my current project. I have a 30' wood pilot house cruiser mechanically it runs excellent with it's 120hp ford lehman desiel. I have put alot of extra's into this boat now I plan to fix the exterior. What it needs is the deck refinished??? I have a couple small leaks when it rains what I want to do is refinsh the whole thing and paint it a different color. It was built in 1965 so it is a old boat but I love it. What I need to know is what would be the best way to do the deck I have rebuilt the front with plywood so should I fiberglass over that or is there any kind of epoxy paint I could use that would seal it any and all info would be a great help thanks Brian

[CaptBill]

Definitely want to fiberglass. It's rather simple. I would imagine a mat fiberglass sufficient for a deck.

[PAR]

An easier and more durable choice is Xynole instead of 'glass. It conforms to shapes much better, can be stretched around things better has 6 times the abrasion resistance of regular 'glass, etc. It uses more resin the then regular 'glass, but this is one of the reasons it works so well.

[BadBrian]

where do I buy that from and how much is it??? Thanks

[rasorinc]

Go here for fair prices on Xynole and epoxy. http://www.raka.com/

[PAR]

www.fiberglasssupply.com

[etott]

Anyone know how much resin you need when using xynole?
thanks

[PAR]

About 3 times as much as regular cloth, though environmental and application conditions play a role too.