Re-flooring my Marquis.
Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do
the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. |
Re-flooring my Marquis.
On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:48:21 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. I sure hope you can post some pictures of the process. That would be interesting. |
Re-flooring my Marquis.
On 7/3/2011 4:48 PM, Tim wrote:
Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. Have you considered not recarpeting and instead putting a non skid coating on the plywood floor. Carpeting and upholstery in an open cockpit is a high maintenance proposition' |
Re-flooring my Marquis.
On Jul 3, 5:00*pm, Jay wrote:
On 7/3/2011 4:48 PM, Tim wrote: Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a *lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. Have you considered not recarpeting and instead putting a non skid coating on the plywood floor. Carpeting and upholstery in an open cockpit is a high maintenance proposition' It was considered, but not to the point of stress. It's a trailer boat that will go to the water then at the end of the day or weekend will go back to the warehouse, so it's not going to be that big of a deal. But I'd thought about that. and even lighter colored non-skid surfaces get hot, so the carpet treatment will do ... |
Re-flooring my Marquis.
On Jul 3, 4:45*pm, John H wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:48:21 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a *lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. I sure hope you can post some pictures of the process. That would be interesting. Wish I could John, but I'll see if I can get some shots of whats going on tomorrow... |
Re-flooring my Marquis.
Jay wrote:
On 7/3/2011 4:48 PM, Tim wrote: Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. Have you considered not recarpeting and instead putting a non skid coating on the plywood floor. Carpeting and upholstery in an open cockpit is a high maintenance proposition' Good point. There are epoxy coatings that would not only seal the plywood but would make a great finish coat. |
Re-flooring my Marquis.
On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:48:21 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. ================= It's a good idea to seal the edges with epoxy. That's usually the first place that water damage starts. |
Re-flooring my Marquis.
On Jul 3, 9:55*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:48:21 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a *lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. ================= It's a good idea to seal the edges with epoxy. * That's usually the first place that water damage starts. We're on it Wayne. Oh it'll be assembled as a normal procedure, but with the 'dryply' instead of marine wood.... |
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Re-flooring my Marquis.
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... On Jul 3, 4:45 pm, John H wrote: On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:48:21 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and other bracing etc. So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY" http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882 A weather resistant plywood which has a lot of characteristics of marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at Menards, and in stock too. Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat. I sure hope you can post some pictures of the process. That would be interesting. Wish I could John, but I'll see if I can get some shots of whats going on tomorrow... Reply: Make a frame to go across the gunnels to hold the boat in shape when the flooring is removed. The deck is a structural member and the boat will spread when it is removed. |
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