Fir Douglas-Fir

[waxer]

Is the Fir used in boat building, Douglas-Fir (which I believe is not a true Fir)?
Also, any comparison of Fir to Hem-Fir? Would it be an alternative?
Thanks.

[alan white]

Hem-fir is a marketing name. If it's hem-fir it might be hemlock or fir.
Doug fir is a fir as far as I'm concerned--- that is, it is okay for boat work.
It should straight grained and have narrow (1/8" wide or smaller) growth rings.
The face of the boards should be mostly quarter-sawn. In other words, the wood is most valuable and shrinks/expands least when cut from outside to inside of the tree. Weight should be about 34 lbs cu. ft.

Alan