Hi,

Interesting name for a boating web site...but they do have some good
resources.

16 years seems like a pretty reasonable life span for a wood floor in a
boat. And plywood, even marine grade, isn't that expensive. Did you
replace it yourself or have it done? I'd think it would be difficult to
get a good enough fit to keep stuff from slipping between the cracks. I
crab a lot and am constantly cleaning up seaweed. I imagine that would get
pretty nasty if it managed to get under the floors.

And you say you run both fresh and salt. Do you swap out the anodes, or is
it not something to worry about if it's only in the water for a day at a
time?

Also...you keep steering me towards jets. I understand why they're a
necessity for smaller rivers...but I'm figuring on just the Columbia, bays
and ocean. But I'm curious of how they compare performance wise with
propeller boats. Do they handle any different?

Again...thanks for the info.

Ray

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Hi,

Interesting name for a boating web site...but they do have some good
resources.

16 years seems like a pretty reasonable life span for a wood floor in a
boat. And plywood, even marine grade, isn't that expensive. Did you
replace it yourself or have it done? I'd think it would be difficult to
get a good enough fit to keep stuff from slipping between the cracks. I
crab a lot and am constantly cleaning up seaweed. I imagine that would
get
pretty nasty if it managed to get under the floors.

And you say you run both fresh and salt. Do you swap out the anodes, or
is
it not something to worry about if it's only in the water for a day at a
time?

Also...you keep steering me towards jets. I understand why they're a
necessity for smaller rivers...but I'm figuring on just the Columbia, bays
and ocean. But I'm curious of how they compare performance wise with
propeller boats. Do they handle any different?

Again...thanks for the info.

Ray

Lots of the jet boat makers make prop boats also. I leave zincs on all the
time. I have extra bolted to the back transom lip. I have left it up to a
week in SoCal sal****er. And Canadian waters. I replaced the floor myself.
Took the old boards out and traced them to the new boards, and got Nautilex
vinyl flooring from Cabelas and glued it down. There is lots of
understructure to the boats. Very little gets between the boards, except
water.