i got open boat with two bench seats looking to make own floor. Have the materials for floor need to know how do you sercure/attach floor to boat. Is marine ply strong enoungh or does it need reinforment in the middle underneath of it?
2006-11-22 16:29:47 · 4 answers · asked by andrewfitzgerald_85 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
You fail to say if you have a fiberglass boat or an aluminum boat.
Assuming you have an aluminum boat, it should have ribs in the floor placed about every two feet, Buy yourself some 3/4 inch green treated plywood and make a card board templete of the bottom of the boat. Place the template on top of the plywood and cut out the shape of your boat bottom, Mark your plywood every where there is a rib, then drill 1/8 inch holes in the plywood on the lines where your ribs will sit, after you drill the holes go back with a 3/8 inch drill bit and counter sink the hole about 1/4 inch deep. You will need some 3/16 inch x 1 1/8 inch self drilling panhead screws. Place the plywood in the bottom of the boat making sure your holes are directely over top of the ribs. Drive the screws into the holes you have drilled and into the ribs of the boat. After all the screws are in place you can glue your indoor out door carpet to the floor.
If you are trying to make a deck like in a Bass boat then the process is a little differant. If you add to your message here letting me know if this is what you want then i can also tell you how to do that to
2006-11-22 16:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need ribs to support the flooring as well as paint brushed enamel oit base paint on both sides of the marine plywood --you can use stainless or bruss or dry-wall screws to hold all in place tight and secure ------ if you glue the ribs to the new flooring and ever have need to remove floor you are going to tear up a bunch---the ribs need paint and bracing too.......be careful that you don't punch any holes in the hull with a screw....good luck and take the proper time to do all the work professionally so you have a nice look when finished
2006-11-23 04:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by XTX 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are too many unknowns to answer. What material is the boat made of? Does it have stringers? How far betwen ribs? How thick marine plywood? Size of boat?
2006-11-23 00:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marine plywood is quite sufficient
2006-11-23 02:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by porkchophaynes0206 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋