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Start removing the old damaged material using an electric saw to cut it. Once your new flooring is complete secure it to the boat and begin placing the fiberglass cloth over it.
I will build the boat so it can use up to a 15hp.
How to fiberglass a boat floor. The first step to fiberglassing a boat floor is to remove any damaged flooring from the area. First youll want to get rid of anything loose in your boat just as youd clear out the furniture in your living room to clean the floors. Prepare and install the fiberglass cloth.
Cut fiberglass cloth to the shape needed. Attach the fiberglass cloth to the hull using tape tacks or staples. Then use the electric saw to cut the stringers from the plywood sheet and fit them in the boat.
Screw them all together to create a solid frame and apply fiberglass matting all over it for waterproofing. Step 3 - Install the Deck. It is always recommended to cut the deck flooring into separate sheets so that it will be much easier to install.
FIBERGLASS APPLICATION We recommend the dry method of cloth application. In this method the cloth is positioned over the surface dry and the resin applied ONTO the cloth to wet it out. Cut fit and position the fiberglass cloth first using the cutting instructions provided.
I can imagine using the techniques in this video to attach a new 4 shelf to replace it. I still need to figure out how to cut the shelf to match the curve of the hull and how to. The design will resemble a 16 Jon boat 4 wide 24 deep with a 2inch sub floor.
I will use the boat on rivers and small lakes. Im going to construct compartments for the oars fishing poles etc. I will build the boat so it can use up to a 15hp.
I have the inner frame started. For a boat to be considered a fiberglass boat the hull deck liner and even large parts of the console are made from fiberglass. Fiberglass boat construction in a mold first uses a gel coat.
Fiberglass cloth layers are applied with resin applied on each layer. Before fiberglass boats were constructed from bark wood animal skin iron or steel. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boats hull.
The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull. The flooring creates a dead-air space just above the hulls bottom that can add bouyancy to a boat made from materials with no inherent bouyancy such as. Boat floor is fiberglass front and rear decks are carpeted over fiberglass.
Structurally the floor is in bad shape soft spots bad cracks etc. The stringers still feel pretty strong. Do nothing and hope i dont step through this year.
Can I install new plywood directly over the whole floor. Should this be screwed glued or both. What would you do at the seams.
Paint is made up of a liquid along with the pigment that is the color and the binder. Unlike an epoxy-based paint which will dry in air using a powder coat paint needs high temperatures in the range of 300 degrees Fahrenheit or more to adhere and that will melt the fibreglass boat floor. Once your new flooring is complete secure it to the boat and begin placing the fiberglass cloth over it.
Be sure to use a good amount of fiberglass as the decking will need to be strong enough to support people walking over it. Mix up your resin and apply it in small batches. First of all locate the appropriate tools for the job.
The tools you would basically need are saws sandpaper resin and hardener Epoxy putty paint brush Epoxy paint sandpaper scissors fiberglass cloth and fiberglass gel coating. Find the damaged areas of. Lay the dry sheet of fiberglass mat down in the boat and cut it so there is two.
Boat floor replacement - YouTube 8 Jan 2013 Adding two more fiberglass sheets from half way up on the stringer to all that work you might have chosen a wood or synthetic wood flooring. The boat is currently a ghostly empty shell with nothing but a loose BMC 15 engine. With help the engine has now been moved to the back of the boat in preparation for the rebuild of the boats interior.
Although its a fibreglass boat it will still require a plywood floor that will need to be reinforced with fibreglass matting. Step 1 - Remove the Damaged Flooring The most common material used for boat flooring is BC plywood and it is also used for fiberglass boats in particular. Start removing the old damaged material using an electric saw to cut it.
If the stringers and. Your flooring for boats and pontoons sees a lot of traffic and can be the first thing to show its age and wear and tear. Without proper boat floor cleaning floors start looking unappealing and will start to harbor mold and mildew dirt grime and a whole lot more ugly marine contaminants.
Caring for your pontoon boat flooring extends its life. Just the wood alone for the floor will cost you 200 plus and then you need fibreglass. Figure 500 just to replace the floor.
Subsequently one may also ask how much does it cost to fix up a boat. So as you can see a complete restoration even for a user boat could cost over 3000foot. I too have a boat that had a soft spot in the floor.
Turned out the entire floor was rotten the stringers were rotten the transom was rotten etc. I ended up ripping out the entire floor stringers the inside skin of the transom to where I had an empty hull and rebuilt the entire thing. Every few years I refit my boat building in a custom non-slip fibreglass floor that doesnt get hot.
The main advantage of course is that I can run around all summer with no shoes AND I can place fish on the deck without running to grab a wet towel or throw a few buckets of water on the floor.