Chevy_Mike
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2017
- Messages
- 7
Hello, new here
Last summer I found out that one of my trailer bunks was broken. So I figured I had better replace them before the upcoming season. I have a 2001 Bayliner 215 on a Karavan trailer. I tried to purchase the bunks ready to go, but unfortunately my Bunks are 9 Feet long and apparently nobody will ship bunks that long so I have to build them myself.
Everyone was saying white pine or Cypress wood, unfortunately its hard to find those types of wood locally. I purchased Douglas Fir but the pieces seem almost like they're ready to split, but they all looked like that. I was looking at the Redwood because those pieces looked really solid, but they're really light and I was reading that the issue with Redwood is its too soft and can break. Is the Douglas fir fine, or should I use the Redwood anyway regardless of how soft it is?
Thanks!
-Mike
Last summer I found out that one of my trailer bunks was broken. So I figured I had better replace them before the upcoming season. I have a 2001 Bayliner 215 on a Karavan trailer. I tried to purchase the bunks ready to go, but unfortunately my Bunks are 9 Feet long and apparently nobody will ship bunks that long so I have to build them myself.
Everyone was saying white pine or Cypress wood, unfortunately its hard to find those types of wood locally. I purchased Douglas Fir but the pieces seem almost like they're ready to split, but they all looked like that. I was looking at the Redwood because those pieces looked really solid, but they're really light and I was reading that the issue with Redwood is its too soft and can break. Is the Douglas fir fine, or should I use the Redwood anyway regardless of how soft it is?
Thanks!
-Mike