I'm looking at a 1986 Doral Grande 4.3 omc
Current owner has gutted the interior down to the stringers(stringers were supposedly good). He said the floor was soft and spongy from years of sitting outside. He replaced the deck with marine plywood coated in epoxy resin. Then screwed it down with stainless steel screws.
From what I've read here, its my understanding that it would need a layer of fiberglass mat and resin over top of this before putting the carpet down. He has already laid the carpet. He told me a marine mechanic told him this was the way to do it and I've come across another boat recently that did the same thing, just coated marine plywood screwed down to the stringers.
What do you guys think? Is the fiberglass mat required? Does it depend on the type of boat?
What lead to my discovery of the non-matted deck was some minor creaking when walking on it, so I pulled up a corner of the carpet and asked why it was just the bare wood.
Current owner has gutted the interior down to the stringers(stringers were supposedly good). He said the floor was soft and spongy from years of sitting outside. He replaced the deck with marine plywood coated in epoxy resin. Then screwed it down with stainless steel screws.
From what I've read here, its my understanding that it would need a layer of fiberglass mat and resin over top of this before putting the carpet down. He has already laid the carpet. He told me a marine mechanic told him this was the way to do it and I've come across another boat recently that did the same thing, just coated marine plywood screwed down to the stringers.
What do you guys think? Is the fiberglass mat required? Does it depend on the type of boat?
What lead to my discovery of the non-matted deck was some minor creaking when walking on it, so I pulled up a corner of the carpet and asked why it was just the bare wood.