Seriously, it looked like plain-jane 1/4 inch 3-ply plywood. It wasn't strong enough to hold my weight when I first stepped inside, if that tells you anything.<br /><br />I was looking more closely at the aluminum stringers, and noticed that there are screws that held the old wood down. I may just go that route. The wood was never glassed to the hull, instead there were just rubber strips that fit snug along the wood-hull border. I kinda like this A) because it was super-easy to get the floor out and B) it will be super-easy to put back in.<br /><br />Something odd I noticed though, there are 3 aluminum stringers, and ribs in the fiberglass hull on which the wood sits. However, middle stringer seems to be a little taller than the two side stringers. I don't think the wood originally sat on the two outside stringers. Rather, it set on the middle stringer, and the ribs in the hull. I might need to add some thickness (1/8 inch or so) to the side stringers to level them with the middle stringer.<br /><br />I'll try to get some more detailed pictures up tonight if that'll help.
Yes, I did replace the insert. It's fairly cheap, about $24 for 50ft roll. The insert was black, so I replaced it with black. This is best done on a nice warm day because the vinyl is much easier to work with. Good idea to remove all vinyl, then its easy to remove the screws holding on the aluminum to straighten and bent areas. Don't forget to go around and tighten all the screws, almost all of them took half or 3/4 turn as I worked my way around the boat. I can't find a reciept for where I bought it, but I remember seeing it at multiple marine parts suppliers. <br /><br />I can get you a set of the rail ends. Post an email where I can reach you.<br /><br />Regarding the wheel, check out the auto restoration suppliers for a wheel repair kit. It is basically epoxy and fillers that work with old plastic wheels. I did an old car wheel by sanding, filled cracks with regular 2 part epoxy from hardware store and painted with epoxy spray. Held up very well.
