Re: Replacing Bayliner cuddy flooring
Re: Replacing Bayliner cuddy flooring
Hi, While u are taking up the floor you should check the stringers before going through all the effort of putting the floor back down, no need to do it twice. You should be able to do it on the trailer provide you dont need to replace large sections of the stringers at a time. The danger of changing the boats shape would come from removing the stringers, taking the deck completly off.
Keep in mind that most bayliners were cored with balsa wood. While u are in there u will want to make sure that none of the core has delaminated, if it has you will need to remove the bad core and replace and reglass. Check all through hull and through deck fixtures for an adequate seal as well. I would recommend removal of all fittings and fixtures, seal coat the holes with epoxy, reattach hardware with 3m 4200.
As for plywood, marine grade is best. If you plan to just screw it down and carpet over it, encapsulte it in epoxy, should be covered in the west system book. If glassing it in, i would reccomend polyester resin due to cost. Seal plywood witha hot coat ( a coat of resin only) then build flanges for your floor to sit on out of fiberglass bent 90 degrees. This can be accomplished with the use hot glue and plastic laminate forms. If you are going to go this route let me know and i will explain further.
I am a bout builder with 15 years in business. Everything from mold making to awl grip.
good luck with your project
Re: Replacing Bayliner cuddy flooring
Hi, While u are taking up the floor you should check the stringers before going through all the effort of putting the floor back down, no need to do it twice. You should be able to do it on the trailer provide you dont need to replace large sections of the stringers at a time. The danger of changing the boats shape would come from removing the stringers, taking the deck completly off.
Keep in mind that most bayliners were cored with balsa wood. While u are in there u will want to make sure that none of the core has delaminated, if it has you will need to remove the bad core and replace and reglass. Check all through hull and through deck fixtures for an adequate seal as well. I would recommend removal of all fittings and fixtures, seal coat the holes with epoxy, reattach hardware with 3m 4200.
As for plywood, marine grade is best. If you plan to just screw it down and carpet over it, encapsulte it in epoxy, should be covered in the west system book. If glassing it in, i would reccomend polyester resin due to cost. Seal plywood witha hot coat ( a coat of resin only) then build flanges for your floor to sit on out of fiberglass bent 90 degrees. This can be accomplished with the use hot glue and plastic laminate forms. If you are going to go this route let me know and i will explain further.
I am a bout builder with 15 years in business. Everything from mold making to awl grip.
good luck with your project