i have a boat with plywood flooring covered with indoor/outdoor carpet. is it ok to leave outside uncovered in the rain? i know it sounds stupid because it's a boat. will it dry up ok?
no, just treated plywood i think. we usually cover it but sometimes forget. i see alot of boats without covers all the time so i was wondering if it's ok to get soaked once in a while
Carpet sucks up water like a sponge. Eventually the floor will rot. Keep it covered. Replacing a rotted floor/stringers is no picnic. Been there, done that.
I had a boat that was 16 years old when I traded it for a new boat. It had carpet over treated plywood. I always kept it dry when it wasn't in use. The boat was used for fishing and some water sports as well. So water eventually came in the boat but it always dried out. I replaced the carpet in 2003 and the wood flooring looked good. There was no warping or delamination. Keep it dry, try to keep it from getting soaked and it will last a long time. I now own a boat with a fiberglass cockpit liner, I'll never go back to carpet again.
Most of those boats you see getting rained in will have rotten floors in a couple years.People don't realize that a boat is made to go in the water,not made for water going in the boat...
Most of those boats you see getting rained in will have rotten floors in a couple years.People don't realize that a boat is made to go in the water,not made for water going in the boat...
Yup, Keep water on the outside, keep her dry on the inside. If you get/have water saturated foam it will NOT dry out. Wood rot & mold are inevitable results.
I warned my neighbor about the damage water can do 3 years ago. He has yet to cover his $12k bass boat. I think a $10.00 tarp could save a $10K loss, But....
BTW, get rid of the carpet, it's a mold propagator.
carpet in a boat, is like the silly thing the women insist putting in front of the toilet, ( you know the one you pee on in the middle of the night, then walk on getting out of the shower)
carpet in a boat, is like the silly thing the women insist putting in front of the toilet, ( you know the one you pee on in the middle of the night, then walk on getting out of the shower)
Now I’m really confused. If boats are not supposed to get wet on the inside then why did they put drains in the cockpit and supply me with a hose to rinse the decks?
My 1996 pontoon boat has pressure a treated ply floor with marine carpet glued down...I bought it new and it's original. 75% of its life has been hanging in a boat lift under a semi dry roof. The other 25% has been on a trailer left out in the elements. Right now the carpet is getting thin from UV and the wood is like the day it came off the showroom floor. Overall I'd rather not have carpet but yes it will be ok over pt ply and the ply won't rot. Just be ready to peel the carpet off in a few yrs and replace it. Yes it will peel off pt ply without major problems, I've done it. Also, the ply isn't painted or sealed on the underside and gets totally wet everytime the boat is used...no problems there either.
One advantage pontoon floors have is air dry all around. V-bottoms do not have that. It's trapped water over a period of time that does the damage. Carpets trap water. There are plenty of toons with rotten floors because of the carpet.
I'm not a fan of carpet or foam.
One advantage pontoon floors have is air dry all around. V-bottoms do not have that. It's trapped water over a period of time that does the damage. Carpets trap water. There are plenty of toons with rotten floors because of the carpet.
I'm not a fan of carpet or foam.
Look close at the toons with rotten floors...they have non treated ply for decking. Pt wood doesn't care if it's wet or dry, rot and bugs don't happen either way. Not all toons come with pt or composite floors...or with plastic furniture bases.
