Got some work done on the floors, primarily on the port side. I am using the same method as mrobertson Did on another thread here by cutting out the top skin, scraping out all the rotten wood down to the bottom skin and then replacing with new wood.
I chose meranti marine grade plywood, I got it locally from a place called world panel products in riviera beach. 1 4’x8’ sheet is all I need to complete the project, this 1/2” sheet was $106 out the door.
After using the top skin I cut out as a template to trim the wood to fit, I noticed a couple high spots in the bottom skin that I didn’t like. I cut out the bottom skin there and chiseled out a very hard piece of thickened resin maybe 12” x 12” that had a small 3”x3” piece of plywood bedded in the middle. I think this was put in originally to give the floor in the upper liner some support. I’ll try and get a better picture on the starboard side once I chisel it out.
After removing this, i shimmed a resin coated piece of plywood up off the stringer using layers of 1208 biax to get the floor the support it needs at a height that doesn’t give a high spot. I glasses the pieces I cut out back in with 2 layers of 10 ounce plain weave fiberglass, the first layer around 1 1 1/2” wide the second 3” wide. The wood sits flush and nicely supported now, ready to mix up a thickened resin and glue into place.
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04-29-2018, 02:00 PM
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