reelfishin
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Re: King Starboard
I thought about 'padding' the new floor where it mounts but figured that would both hold salt and harbor corrosion and be a problem as what ever rubber I used aged or shrinks. The real problem comes from the drum effect if there's a hollow area below the floor. Sort of like banging on the bottom of a tin can. On the factory aluminum floor boats I've looked at they've poured in foam below the floor that deadens the sound. I haven't had one apart, but sort of picture them as being solid foam below the deck. I can see a piece of PVC pipe protruding from yellow flotation foam on my buddies boat back at the bilge recess and there's excess foam showing around all unwelded seams as if they just pumped the lower hull full. While that adds lots of strength and keeps it quiet, it's a nightmare when the foam gets wet years from now. His boat is all welded, no rivets at all.
Another thing I have to think about is color, it will have to be a very light color so as not to become a floating frying pan in the hot sun, but making it too light and it becomes a huge reflector that will cook me and whoever happens to be aboard with reflected sunlight. I am thinking maybe a light gray with very little gloss if possible.
I thought about 'padding' the new floor where it mounts but figured that would both hold salt and harbor corrosion and be a problem as what ever rubber I used aged or shrinks. The real problem comes from the drum effect if there's a hollow area below the floor. Sort of like banging on the bottom of a tin can. On the factory aluminum floor boats I've looked at they've poured in foam below the floor that deadens the sound. I haven't had one apart, but sort of picture them as being solid foam below the deck. I can see a piece of PVC pipe protruding from yellow flotation foam on my buddies boat back at the bilge recess and there's excess foam showing around all unwelded seams as if they just pumped the lower hull full. While that adds lots of strength and keeps it quiet, it's a nightmare when the foam gets wet years from now. His boat is all welded, no rivets at all.
Another thing I have to think about is color, it will have to be a very light color so as not to become a floating frying pan in the hot sun, but making it too light and it becomes a huge reflector that will cook me and whoever happens to be aboard with reflected sunlight. I am thinking maybe a light gray with very little gloss if possible.