floor on 87 21ft sea ray

[bobmoore]

well as i was getting my boat ready for winter,i found a little bit of plywood under the floor,well i decided to pull up a little bit of the carpet ,and now i wish i didn,t ,the floor on the driver side is gone ,the only thing there is the foam,now the ? is is this somthing i can fix or should i take it to the experts.one said about 800. just to do the driver side.thats new wood ,foam and the stringers.<br /> thanks.<br /> the boat is a 87 sea ray monoco

 

[SHelms8844]

Re: floor on 87 21ft sea ray

Bobmoore-I am getting ready to tackle a pretty big job too with transom, stringers, & floor. A really good book to check out is "Runabout Renovations" by Jim Anderson. I actually found a copy at my local library. If you are even considering doing this yourself, it is a great book to check out. It will show you almost step by step. If you do it yourself, it should run you maybe a couple of hundred $$ for everything(that's floor, stringers, and even transom if you had to.) If you do just the floor and your stringers are good, your talking about $100 or less. Good luck!

 

[blifsey]

Re: floor on 87 21ft sea ray

Several folks have replaced their floor here. Do a search on this forum and the Project Boat forum for some detailed discussion. Search for floor, sole, rot, etc. Even search for chainsaw for some interesting use of tools.<br /><br />BL...

 

[SHelms8844]

Re: floor on 87 21ft sea ray

bobmoore-I just thought of someone else that might help you. His name is Dale Whiteman. He actually wrote a book about replacing boat floors. "How to Replace Boat Floors." Catchy huh?! Any way, try this: "Helendalepublishing.com" & "helendale99@hotmail.com" I emailed him a couple of times and he wrote me back right away..very helpful guy. Of course, he does want you to buy the book

 

[Solittle]

Re: floor on 87 21ft sea ray

Bob - The guys are right on and I won't have much to add. It is a lot of work but very satisfying when you are done to know that it is the result of your sweat and not your wallet. Do not under estimate the job though. It is not something that you can whip out on a Saturday.<br /><br />Wether you do it yourself or have someone do it for you I strongly recommend that you do the job right and not try to cut corners - - or - - don't do the job at all.<br /><br />One final - - Your story is a fine example for not having carpets in a boat at least in areas that that get wet regularly. Takes forever for them to dry out and where water sits rot will soon follow.

 

[bobmoore]

Re: floor on 87 21ft sea ray

well i got it all cleaned up..now i got to find out how to install all the new wood.and foam ,where can i find a book on floors.and can i use 3/4 inch plywood instead of the 1/2 that was in it or would the weight make a difference.i only need two pieces 2ft by 8ft.. i did find out why the one side rotted and the other didn,t ,the rub rail on the side of the boat was leaking.any advice would be great.<br /> thanks<br /> bob