I have a 1992 Thompson Calae 1800. It is an 18 foot open bow run about with a 3.0L Mercruiser I/O.
The storage well/locker in the center of the boat has a rotted floor. Prior to storing it for the winter I pulled back the carpet and pulled out the rotten fiberglass coated plywood and let it dry out. This spring I just pullled as much of the rotted stuff out and put in a couple of pieces of pressure treated plywood to serve as the floor of the locker. The floor of the locker measures 20" wide x 44" long. I have been told that I need to repair this by fiberglassing the floor of the locker to the sides of the locker so that the structural intergrity of the boat remains intact. Is this so or can my make shift solution work? The main flooring in the boat itself is structurally sound.
The storage well/locker in the center of the boat has a rotted floor. Prior to storing it for the winter I pulled back the carpet and pulled out the rotten fiberglass coated plywood and let it dry out. This spring I just pullled as much of the rotted stuff out and put in a couple of pieces of pressure treated plywood to serve as the floor of the locker. The floor of the locker measures 20" wide x 44" long. I have been told that I need to repair this by fiberglassing the floor of the locker to the sides of the locker so that the structural intergrity of the boat remains intact. Is this so or can my make shift solution work? The main flooring in the boat itself is structurally sound.
