I am thinking of putting an aluminum diamond tread plate floor in my 14 1961 aluminum runabout. It did not have a floor originally, but a previous captain put a fairly nice wood/carpet floor in. We liked having the floor.
It goes like stink with a 40 HP Johnson.
The boat has been completely stripped and the paint has been blasted off every square inch - 303 pounds in its stocking feet. Planning on a near copy of the factory 1958 (yes 1958) red deck/black stripe/white hull paint scheme, upgrade to cable steering, and eventually twin Mercury 25 HP power. That will be 5 HP over the hull rating. This is not a drill.
A brushed 5 by 10 by 1/8 sheet of aluminum diamond tread plate weighs about 70 lbs and costs about $225.
What do you think?
It goes like stink with a 40 HP Johnson.
The boat has been completely stripped and the paint has been blasted off every square inch - 303 pounds in its stocking feet. Planning on a near copy of the factory 1958 (yes 1958) red deck/black stripe/white hull paint scheme, upgrade to cable steering, and eventually twin Mercury 25 HP power. That will be 5 HP over the hull rating. This is not a drill.
A brushed 5 by 10 by 1/8 sheet of aluminum diamond tread plate weighs about 70 lbs and costs about $225.
What do you think?
