I would like to know if anyone knows how to go about doing a project like this? I have taken out the old carpet already and will be pulling out all the old plywood flooring. Does anyone know as to how you go about putting in new plywood as far as fastening it down? The boat is fiberglass
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I certainly hope this can be a minor or superficial problem, however expect the worst case scenario. That worst case situation can be that the temperature reached under freezing, then the water contained in the inboard engine iced up and cracked the engine block. When this occurs, your engine block is one hundred% ruined. There probably some components that can be salvaged, however for the most section its scrap. You would suppose this is an isolated drawback, however it occurs to far more folks than most first time boat homeowners believe. Go to a marine provider shop and get it inspected for injury. That is the only detailed way you're going to comprehend. Optimistically the engine won't be a total loss, but do not don't rely on it. In brief, lesson is continuously have your boats accurately winterized earlier than freezing climate comes and dewinterize them (run them) best after freezing climate is not a possibility. It is simply as low priced to have a licensed Merc service keep winterize it as it is so that you can do it yourself. When you do it and also you screw up, you pay for engine. If a licensed service retailer does it and screws up, they pay for it.
marine-grade plywood is best but it's expensive as all get out hard to find in some areas. I used 3/8 B/C exterior grade ply, saturated in uncured polyester resin (look for boater's resin at West Marine or BassPro or Cabelas or similar), with one layer of fiberglass cloth on the top side only. Epoxy resin is probably better, but it's way too expensive for anything but the exterior hull. and the transom. Don't use an interior grade ply -- it'll start delaminating almost immediately. Any sign of rot in the stringers its best to rip 'em all out replace 'em. Thickness of your floor will depend on distance between stringers. Cut the floor to fit then apply your fiberglass. The fiberglass cloth strengthens your floor at a favorable strength-to-weight ratio. Fiberglassing is hot dirty work. Can't be done when the temp drops below 80? F or so -- it just won't cure. Maybe 75? If you use fasteners to attach the floor to the stringers, predrill and coat the screws with 3m 5200 Marine Adhesive Sealant. If desired, seal the edges with fiberglass tape. Use a rubber-backed marine-grade carpet and marine carpet adhesive. Instead of carpeting, I planned to paint my floor but haven't got around to it. That probably just wouldn't look right on your boat, though.
