Hello and greetings,
My name is Jeff, and i'm looking for all the advice i can get from all the wonderful people on this forum. I've been reading alot about all the fun( and not so fun) projects here and i'm hoping to draw knowledge from all those who have done this before me.
Let me start first with the beginning of the story. I went out and bought ( luckily for a very cheap price... though i guess i got what i paid for lol ) A 1971 Crestliner MG15 with 2 motors and a trailer.
The boat was filled with leaves and other natural materials ( this should of been my first clue of things to come ), so i started out by going through and cleaning the boat. While cleaning, i discovered that the wood flooring near the back of the boat was rotted. So, i figured i better find out just how much rot there really is.
So, i removed the seats, the carpeting, trim, etc etc, and found that there were sections of the flooring that were bad, and decided that it would be best to remove all the sections of the floor and replace it with new marine grade plywood. so, tonight, I went out and pulled up the flooring that was there, and to my surprise, there was another wood flooring under the one i just pulled out.
Now, here is where i get a little lost, as i have no experience with boats. The flooring( i assume this is the origanal wood flooring) is completly soaked. so i know it has to come out. The flooring is attached to lumber underneth ( are these the stringers?) and to fiberglass at the edges of the hull. The wood under the floor is attached to the bottom of the boat by foam and fiberglass, and the wood itself is just soaked ( like cutting through butter with a hot knife). What is the best way to remove the flooring without damaging the sides of the hull? is there a particular tool which would cut through this easily? ( i tried a saws all, but it was slow and i don't want to damage the boat at all).
I know i'm gonna have a ton of questions as i go along with doing this, i'll get some pics uploaded in the morning as too the current look of what i'm seeing and where i'm at. I look forward to working with you all to get this boat going by next spring and not feeling like the current noob that i am.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
My name is Jeff, and i'm looking for all the advice i can get from all the wonderful people on this forum. I've been reading alot about all the fun( and not so fun) projects here and i'm hoping to draw knowledge from all those who have done this before me.
Let me start first with the beginning of the story. I went out and bought ( luckily for a very cheap price... though i guess i got what i paid for lol ) A 1971 Crestliner MG15 with 2 motors and a trailer.
The boat was filled with leaves and other natural materials ( this should of been my first clue of things to come ), so i started out by going through and cleaning the boat. While cleaning, i discovered that the wood flooring near the back of the boat was rotted. So, i figured i better find out just how much rot there really is.So, i removed the seats, the carpeting, trim, etc etc, and found that there were sections of the flooring that were bad, and decided that it would be best to remove all the sections of the floor and replace it with new marine grade plywood. so, tonight, I went out and pulled up the flooring that was there, and to my surprise, there was another wood flooring under the one i just pulled out.
Now, here is where i get a little lost, as i have no experience with boats. The flooring( i assume this is the origanal wood flooring) is completly soaked. so i know it has to come out. The flooring is attached to lumber underneth ( are these the stringers?) and to fiberglass at the edges of the hull. The wood under the floor is attached to the bottom of the boat by foam and fiberglass, and the wood itself is just soaked ( like cutting through butter with a hot knife). What is the best way to remove the flooring without damaging the sides of the hull? is there a particular tool which would cut through this easily? ( i tried a saws all, but it was slow and i don't want to damage the boat at all).
I know i'm gonna have a ton of questions as i go along with doing this, i'll get some pics uploaded in the morning as too the current look of what i'm seeing and where i'm at. I look forward to working with you all to get this boat going by next spring and not feeling like the current noob that i am.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
