wood floor

beertech44 · Mar 30, 2005

Im redoing the floor on my aluminum boat. Is half inch plywood stained with outdoor wood sealer good enough.

tengals123 · Mar 30, 2005

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IMO, No, it's not good enough. seal it properly with poly resin. Otherwise you'll be replacing it in a years time. cheers

beertech44 · Mar 30, 2005

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Is that something you can only buy at a boating store

tengals123 · Mar 30, 2005

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not at all. You can buy it hardware stores, homewares etc...

Realgun · Mar 30, 2005

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I would suggest that you use as dry a treated plywood as you can find. Then use a good outdoor paint to seal it up. Minumum 2 coats and get the edges too. You could use just exterior plywood and use 2 coat of 2 part epoxy as poly is not as good sealer.

tengals123 · Mar 30, 2005

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if you can afford epoxy, yes it's better. Im not a fan of using outdoor paints in high traffic areas, such as a floor, but up to you i guess. cheers

flashback · Mar 30, 2005

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beertech, you didn't give us too much info on the boat other than it is aluminum.. if I had a small fishing skiff I would just built the floor out of decking material like 5/4 by 6" PT and be done with it for 10 or 15 years.........any water will run right past it and into the bilge.......

beertech44 · Mar 30, 2005

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Sorry I have a 17 foot aluminum lowe boat. It has a front and back casting deck. I was hoping there was a plywood I can get at home depot or a big chain as im in canada and my options are limited. Is there a plywood and sealer I could get at home dept. I did notice they sold marine carpet there. My boat is stored indoors and the floor is rarely wet

tengals123 · Mar 30, 2005

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get some exterior ply, 2 part epoxy resin and coat the edges, top and bottom and install.

beertech44 · Mar 30, 2005

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can I find this epoxy resin at home depot how big of quantities does it come in. should I buy presure treated plywoon

Bondo · Mar 30, 2005

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Im redoing the floor on my aluminum boat. Is half inch plywood stained with outdoor wood sealer good enough.

I'm not saying that Any of the info above is Wrong,...Because it's Not........ But,.. For what you're trying to accomplish, I see an Awful lot of Overkill............ I think that Your Plan A will do Just Fine...... Starting with P/T Plywood IS a Big Plus....... P/T/ plywood, By itself will Outlast You,+ Your Boat...........

gewf631 · Mar 31, 2005

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I agree with Bondo. I've got a '76 Starcraft and the original 1/2" plywood wasn't P/T, just painted. No rot - but someone dropped a scuba tank and put a hole in the floor! I upped to 3/4" P/T - I'm sure it'll last just fine.

Wizard1 · Apr 9, 2005

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I've got a question, how well does the epoxy hold up on plywood? I mean , if your plywood floor flexes , over time would the epoxy crack underneath allowing moisture to penetrate the wood? If you can't tell I've never used epoxy before.

tengals123 · Apr 9, 2005

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as far as i know epoxy has some flex. cheers

Wizard1 · Apr 9, 2005

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Thanks Tengals123, as I said I've never worked with epoxy so this helps me make what I think will be the right choice.

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