Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

Hawk Eyes

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I have a rotted spot on my floor around the floor hatch on my 1986 19' Bayliner. I was going to cut out what was rotted and replace it and didn't want to take up the whole floor unless I need to.

Whats your thoughts on partial floor replacement?
 
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Re: Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

I can almost guarantee you that if you have a softspot on your bayliner, your whole deck is rotted. I would also check the stringers and transom. 9 out of 10 times when someone starts ripping up a old deck, they find a lot more than they bargained for.
 
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Re: Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

I concur with above post. I bought my 87 bayliner a few years ago and it had a hole next to the ski locker. I did a quick repair to get it on the water and now am in the process of a complete reno. I would replace the entire thing. I did however get lucky and I do not have to replace stringers ar transom.
 
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Re: Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

If its not broke dont fix everything! If you like fishing more than remodel fix the little stuff till its time.
 
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Re: Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

If you get a flat tire, just change the flat part.:p
 
Hawk Eyes

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Re: Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

Thanks for the replys guys, I had a feeling that I should just do whole thing. It started feeling soft this spring and I drilled some holes to see how for it was rotted and it only seems to be about a foot around the hatch so I hope it didn't make it to the stringers. I will be pulling up the whole floor this fall and doing it right.

I don't want to go back to carpet for floor covering, any suggestions?
 
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Re: Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

Hawk Eyes said:
I don't want to go back to carpet for floor covering, any suggestions?
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Lots of options. Durabak, Kiwi Grip, paint with sand in it, or marine vinyl. I used marine vinyl on my project and am pleased with it so far.
 
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Re: Replace the whole floor, or what's rotted.

In/out door carpet is nice to look at and feels good on bare feet. Just don't glue it down for easy removal and cleaning.
 
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