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b00tstrap

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I had a seat rip out of the floor on by boat this weekend when I hit some wake. I knew the floor was on its way but I didn't expect it to be as bad as I found. I posted pictures on a new shareaproject site. Please visit the link in my sig and feel free to comment.
 

tashasdaddy

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thats about par for a 1988 bowrider. be sure to check the foam, as it is probaby wet. imno, carpet has now place in a boat. replace the wood and glass is back in, and do a nice finish on the inside.
 

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[quote ] be sure to check the foam, as it is probaby wet.
.[/quote] So far so good, I think. It feels dry, is there a more scientific test?

carpet has no place in a boat.

I agree, I was leaning towards a glass floor w/ durabak
 

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You might try coring the foam to see if it's dry in the middle. Take a 3/4" or larger boring bit and drill down in the deepest part to see if you can find moisture. I haven't tried this, but it seems like it might work.

One of the methods I've seen for drying a boat's foam (and I'm not suggesting you do this, just sharing) is to drill through the outside of the hull into the foam at about two hundred spots, just pepper it with holes, and let the moisture drain out and the air get into the foam, then fill the holes with spray in foam and then reglass the outside of the hull.

I'd just go with good marine grade plywood (meranti 1088) and make sure you saturate it with epoxy resins and then do a good glass job like tashasdaddy said. That should do it.

While you have the floor up, can you read those markings on the plywood the manufacturer used? Can you see what grade ply they used? Do you know if that's orginal to the boat? Just curious because looking at a lot of these boats being redone, it seems that the mfg.s are all using different stuff. Sometimes it seems like it's whatever is handy.
 

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i have a tool i made to test foam, it is a piece of 1 1/2" pvc pipe, i cut teeth into it on the end (like a saw blade) and twist it down into the foam, the i have a core sample. if it's dry , i just put spray foam back into the hole.
 

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Are the stringers OK? How about the transom? Any corrosion on the bottom of the built in fuel tank? Sam
 

b00tstrap

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Thanks for the feedback guys. I will definately take a "core sample" of the foam as suggested, it sounds like a good test.

I think you call it a stringer, there is a wood beam on the port side at the deck level attached to the hull. It starts from the stern and stops about midway. It is very rotted, you can see the rot in the last picture of my slideshow.

How do I fix that? Remove, cut new, glass in?
 

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If you are going to keep the boat go with epoxy and not glass resin. Looks typical but very repairable. Depending on your location .... that will dictate when and how much repair time you need.
 

b00tstrap

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I really like the design and layout of the boat. It has plenty of power, and the engine is in good shape. I just wish it could of held on for a few more weeks to get me through the summer!

I picked up a book "The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual" by Allan H. Vaitses. It has some very good info about different resins, glass types, techniques, etc

Anyone have any other books they would recommend on this topic?
 

b00tstrap

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Progress...

New pics posted on shareaproject site

I was able to get the bad ply out and new ply down.

I'm leaning towards NOT keeping her next season. I would like to get her back in the water for the next few weekends though.
 
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