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Old 09-24-2022, 03:18 AM   #21
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Cool CCA (Chromium-Copper-Arsenate) Keeps the Seas from Rising...

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Originally Posted by John Mercier View Post
If you knew about decking - and you don't - the green choice would be either the recycle products, the PVC products, or Forest Certified exotics.
We began using pressure treated wood because it was a cheap option, not a green option.
Correct: With the benefits of a CCA dock, there's no need to. .

The EPA may have erred.

A Florida neighbor has a 125-foot dock to keep his 50-foot Kevlar powerboat. (With four hard points molded in for delivery by helicopter). The decking is a brick-colored flow-through product he'd bought through eBay. It may appear "green", but fossil fuels were entirely employed in its manufacture.

The decking and boat survived Hurricane Irma, but the aluminum/stainless lift itself broke.
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