Good white oak is considered to be relatively resistant to water penetration, used for canoes and old sailing ships.
https://www.wagnermeters.com/aboutamericanwhiteoakandredoak/ Working it, bending it and staining it ( or getting epoxy into it ) has usually been the top complaints. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 From: "Ronald B. Frerker" <rbfrer...@yahoo.com> On my 30, I used oak the first time. ?I sealed the ends and faces with epoxy, but apparently didn't do a good enough job as it sucked up water. ?Now oak bends very nicely when wet, especially if hot. ?Needless to say, within a few years I had to replace because the mast was getting too low for the shrouds.I used an oily mexican wood called paela (sp?). ?They use it for fence posts and it's good for a hundred years. ?Very dense, like ironwood.I had only two supports and both rested on the shoulder of the bilge so water could flow under. ?I added a third support and did the same.All seems to be working.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL
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