"Danny" wrote in message
i.nl...
Hello, I had the same problem with my boat except mine is from 1977. You
have water under your floor so you need to remove the floor. I think there
are stringers under your floor wich could be bad also. But your boat is
not
that old but the only way to find it out is to remove the floor. Then
there
can be foam under the floor wich can be filled with water. If your foam is
wet you should remove your foam also and place new foam because this will
be
a lot of weight in your boat.

I'm sorry for the terrible english. I'm from Holland and don't use english
that much.

Danny
"Scott Shirley" schreef in bericht
news:kgzac.150664$po.892443@attbi_s52...
I have 1996 18; runabout that is starting to show some neglect from a
previous owner who left it uncovered. The flooring in the rear of the
boat
and around the ski locker is getting pretty soft. What's the best way to
replace the flooring? Rip out the old carpet and flooring and replace
with
marine grade plywood? Will there be a support structure left for me to
place
the new plywood on? Is the old flooring tied in to the Hull somehow?
Should
I just take the easy way out and lay a new sheet of plywood over the top
of
the old flooring?


Thanks.





Depending on how much support under the floor, do not need marine ply. My
1991 boat uses pressure treated with a vinyl flooring over it. But it is an
aluminum boat with lots of supports for the floor. Measure the width of the
boat at various points and would also be good to make some supports to hold
the sides in position when the floor is cut out. The floor helps keep the
shape of the boat and the sides will move out when the floor is removed.
Learned this the hard way on a friends boat. Sawzall or an angle grinder
will remove the flooring.