Redoing boat floor

[PA Nasty Boy]

My old boat floor is rotten and need to be replaced. I was wondering if anyone has tried to use the composite decking that you get at lowes for the floor.

Thanks

 

 

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[Xxx]

That stuff gets extremely hot, second if your not going to cover it with a water proof vinyl of some sort where the decking boards butt against one and the other there will be water trapped between and it will leak through. If you going to cover it with a vinyl that's a pretty exspensive sub floor. This is just my 2 cents.

 

[old man]

The composite decking you speak of is thicker than any wood boat floor. You would have to replace the whole floor. I used to do floors with plywood coated with fiberglass resin. Now i have a boat with no wood in it.


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[Prof T]

x 2 on the resin coated plywood

[PA Nasty Boy]

What brand of Fiberglass resin did you use


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[Prof T]

Nasty,

 

I used west systems. Bought the dispenser pumps that give the proper proportions. Don't be afraid that you'll have some left over. I got a gallon of resin, did 2/3 of a 19ft boat, and have used the remainder over the the last 5 years. It's nice to whip up a small batch for various repairs.

 

Tip I got along the way, be sure to double coat the edges.

 

Prof T