Compression post

Good morning: I'd like to pick your brains in regards to the compression post for a 1972 Cal 33. The interior trim I am using is red oak - but I do not know if that is a good material for the post, so, one thing I can do is fabricate a post of 3 x 4 stainless pipe, with upper and lower baseplates, and trim in red oak - is this advisable? The simplest would be the red oak post, but I am open to suggestions! Thanks in advance! Jeff

You probably know this but red oak is porous and white oak is not so white is typically used on a boat. Mahogany is another good wood for boats but probably too far from your other trim. Perhaps a white oak post? Allen On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Jeffrey owen <je… [at] yahoo.com>wrote: > ** > > > Good morning: > > I'd like to pick your brains in regards to the compression post for a 1972 > Cal 33. The interior trim I am using is red oak - but I do not know if that > is a good material for the post, so, one thing I can do is fabricate a post > of 3 x 4 stainless pipe, with upper and lower baseplates, and trim in red > oak - is this advisable? The simplest would be the red oak post, but I am > open to suggestions! > > Thanks in advance! > > Jeff > >

Jeff, Mine appears to be a teak 2x6 and it looks awesome. Red oak is not a good idea. A couple of layers of 1x Alder or maple or other hardwood laminated into a 2 x would be cheaper than the teak. Stainless Steel would work fine, but the teak would be cheaper and better looking. Teak can cost up to $30 per board foot -- so a 2x6 that was cut six feet long would cost $180 plus shipping, tax, etc. I have seen teak online for half of that, however. You just have to look for it. It's really jumped in price this last year according to my hardwood guy. Wilkie On Dec 1, 2011, at 7:25 AM, Jeffrey owen wrote: Good morning: I'd like to pick your brains in regards to the compression post for a 1972 Cal 33. The interior trim I am using is red oak - but I do not know if that is a good material for the post, so, one thing I can do is fabricate a post of 3 x 4 stainless pipe, with upper and lower baseplates, and trim in red oak - is this advisable? The simplest would be the red oak post, but I am open to suggestions! Thanks in advance! Jeff

Mahogany is a pretty good wood. I made my aft winch blocks from teak but when it came to make my forward winch blocks, which are much thicker, I researched the woods more. Mahogany is more dimensionally stable than teak and very rot resistant. It also takes paint or varnish better than teak. It is a superior choice over teak for the application so I went with it. I was painting but you are probably varnishing so same thing. They both look better than oak. Red oak is not a good choice for many reasons and if you have not done your other interior I would suggest you consider mahogany there as well. Allen On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 10:46 PM, David Owen <dw… [at] me.com> wrote: > ** > > > > > Jeff, > > Mine appears to be a teak 2x6 and it looks awesome. Red oak is not a good > idea. A couple of layers of 1x Alder or maple or other hardwood laminated > into a 2 x would be cheaper than the teak. Stainless Steel would work > fine, but the teak would be cheaper and better looking. Teak can cost up > to $30 per board foot -- so a 2x6 that was cut six feet long would cost > $180 plus shipping, tax, etc. I have seen teak online for half of that, > however. You just have to look for it. It's really jumped in price this > last year according to my hardwood guy. > > Wilkie > > > > On Dec 1, 2011, at 7:25 AM, Jeffrey owen wrote: > > > > Good morning: > > I'd like to pick your brains in regards to the compression post for a 1972 > Cal 33. The interior trim I am using is red oak - but I do not know if that > is a good material for the post, so, one thing I can do is fabricate a post > of 3 x 4 stainless pipe, with upper and lower baseplates, and trim in red > oak - is this advisable? The simplest would be the red oak post, but I am > open to suggestions! > > Thanks in advance! > > Jeff > > >