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Replacing boat floor and need some help!?

The boat I bought had plywood layed over fiberglass i believe. After I removed the plywood off I noticed that the fiberglass decking has soft spots in it. What should I do I am sure that i will have to remove the floor but do I have to refiberglass or can I just put marine plywood down and just seal it really good? thanks for any help.

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are you using marine plywood ? Get to the square point of the boat and the bow pointed front of your boat . measure across the inside square area and write that down then next --measure (M) forward write that down (w) and then go forward about six inches advancement towards the pointy bow and '''Mw''' until you get to the front.keeping in mind that the thickness of the plywood is in relation to the curve of the sides of the boat . When you get all the way to the front of boat you are on the way ---- to keep M's straight tick mark with a magical marker to help you know what has been Mw -- now go to the cardboard pattern mark and cut the cardbd and try to make sense of all the measurements and then you fit the cardbd and if it works you are ready to cut the wood. If you have a small gap some where it will probably be covered up by the outdoor carpet that you use to make a sure-grip flooring surface . OK if you have more problems you can e-mail me and add me to yo contax list. WALTER CHAOS

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