Hello,

Please could anyone advise me: I've got a 15ft fibre glass boat with wooden
floor the floor has some fibre glass resin at the sides presumably to fix it
in place.

My problem is the floor is rotten! I also need to get under it to see if
theres any damage
to the bottom of the boat underneath.

Can you please advise me if I should lift this old ply floor or perhaps seal
it and put another layer of ply and also if there should be many holes in
it?!?!?!?

Thanks
Jim

Around 1/16/2004 1:31 PM, Jim wrote:

My problem is the floor is rotten! I also need to get under it to see if
theres any damage
to the bottom of the boat underneath.


Time to replace the floor. It's not very difficult, but this book
(highly recommended by members of the Classic Glastron Owners
Association) should help walk you through the process:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071580085

--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Sorry , missed a sentence the Liquid nail and the 1/8" spreading trial
was used for the Carpet that was put down.
Thanks,
Brian

Brian Owens wrote:

Jim,
I am in the process for re-flooring my 17' bass boat. Even though it
is not difficult, you do need alot of patients. Basicly all you have
to do is take the old plywood off, and use it as a template. For me I
went to Home Depot and got an exterior OSB board and sealed it with a
epoxy paint, and used a gallon of Liquid nail and a 1/8" spreading
trial . Make sure you seal the edges really good and that should last
you for a while. Good luck and remember.

PATIENTS!
PATIENTS!
PATIENTS!
PATIENTS!

Brian

Jim wrote:

Hello,

Please could anyone advise me: I've got a 15ft fibre glass boat with
wooden
floor the floor has some fibre glass resin at the sides presumably to
fix it
in place.

My problem is the floor is rotten! I also need to get under it to see if
theres any damage
to the bottom of the boat underneath.

Can you please advise me if I should lift this old ply floor or
perhaps seal
it and put another layer of ply and also if there should be many
holes in
it?!?!?!?

Thanks
Jim

"martin" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:07:22 -0500, Brian Owens
wrote:
Bla Bla Bla
Make sure you seal the edges really good and that should last you for a
while. Good luck and remember.

PATIENTS!
PATIENTS!
PATIENTS!
PATIENTS!

Are you a doctor?
--
Martin
No he's probably a Yank & can't write proper English. But at least he's
wtiting something useful, not like the rest of us. Peter

"Brian Owens" wrote in message
...
Sorry , missed a sentence the Liquid nail and the 1/8" spreading trial
was used for the Carpet that was put down.
Thanks,
Brian


Is this liquid nail stuff readily available? Does it flow better than no
nails?

"roddytoo" wrote in message
...

"Brian Owens" wrote in message
...
Sorry , missed a sentence the Liquid nail and the 1/8" spreading trial
was used for the Carpet that was put down.
Thanks,
Brian


Is this liquid nail stuff readily available? Does it flow better than no
nails?



Very available. You probably want the subfloor glue version. Lowes, HD,
any lumber yard carries it.

He's in the UK so the product names might be different.

They make a special indoor/outdoor carpet adhesive. The potential problem with
some liquid nail-type products is that they can "melt" certain types of plastics
or bleed through.

Dan


Calif Bill wrote:

"roddytoo" wrote in message
...

"Brian Owens" wrote in message
...

Sorry , missed a sentence the Liquid nail and the 1/8" spreading trial
was used for the Carpet that was put down.
Thanks,
Brian


Is this liquid nail stuff readily available? Does it flow better than no
nails?




Very available. You probably want the subfloor glue version. Lowes, HD,
any lumber yard carries it.

I thought he was saying to glue the floor to the stringers.
Bill

"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
ink.net...
He's in the UK so the product names might be different.

They make a special indoor/outdoor carpet adhesive. The potential problem
with
some liquid nail-type products is that they can "melt" certain types of
plastics
or bleed through.

Dan


Calif Bill wrote:

"roddytoo" wrote in message
...

"Brian Owens" wrote in message
...

Sorry , missed a sentence the Liquid nail and the 1/8" spreading trial
was used for the Carpet that was put down.
Thanks,
Brian


Is this liquid nail stuff readily available? Does it flow better than no
nails?




Very available. You probably want the subfloor glue version. Lowes,
HD,
any lumber yard carries it.