Need some advice on replacing floor in the cabin

vetting

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Last year I replaced the stringer under the cuddy cabin floor. After doing the beam walk the entire year, time to put an actual floor in it. I was going to use 3/4" plywood and soak it with epoxy and then apply glass to both sides. So just a couple questions?

Should the floor rest at all on the stringer?
Since the hull is so angled/should I trim a similar angle on the plywood so there arent any edges?
Should I just set it in with PB or should I also tab it in on the top with more glass?
 

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bigdirty

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Have a look through my 250cr crownline thread, to see how I did it in mine. Pretty similar to what you are dealing with, looks like you have more curve at the front is all. I prefer(d) to not glass it all in, never to be seen again... so I made two separate pieces, and just rounded and painted the ply and stapled the carpet to them. They sit in place resting on the main stringer, and are supported on the sides by a few pieces of aluminum angle. The front is screwed in, and the rear section simply drops in place. Its quite solid to walk on, and easy to pull up to get a good look at potential water intrusion issues, before they get really bad.
 

Woodonglass

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I'd use some cardboard strips to make a outline pattern and transfer it to a piece of 3/4" plywood and then I'd recommend using some Epoxy Peanut Butter to glue some 1x1 cleats to the perimeter of the opening. Put 1" down below the top so you can then add more Epoxy PB to the top of the cleats and place the deck piece down and moosh it in to the pb and get it flush. It will be solid and secure. I would bevel the edge as best I could to mimic the hull and then fill the gaps with more Epoxy PB. I would prolly tab it with a 4" and 6" tabbing of 3 oz fabric an epoxy to finish it off, but that's just me. You might also just fillet the gap with epoxy PB and call it good.
 
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