Good morning everyone.
I'm in the process of putting a new floor in my 18 foot '76 crestliner. I have decided to do a little modification near the stern and build a casting deck behind the drivers seat. The deck will span the width of the boat (i'm thinking the size will be about 36 x 42). Mainly it is going to be used to cover up the fuel tanks, batteries, and provide some lockable storage for my tackle boxes.
I have no problem cutting the plywood and carpeting it for the deck, but i'm trying to figure out the best way to support the deck. I could use regular 2x4 and build a mini stud wall that will support everything just fine, but I am trying to avoid using wood mainly because of the weight. I was thinking that maybe steel framing might be the ticket. Its lighter and I can just screw and / or bolt the pieces together.
Has anyone tried this, or has anyone worked with steel framing enough to suggest going for it or just using wood?
Any thoughts would be appreciated
thanks
I'm in the process of putting a new floor in my 18 foot '76 crestliner. I have decided to do a little modification near the stern and build a casting deck behind the drivers seat. The deck will span the width of the boat (i'm thinking the size will be about 36 x 42). Mainly it is going to be used to cover up the fuel tanks, batteries, and provide some lockable storage for my tackle boxes.
I have no problem cutting the plywood and carpeting it for the deck, but i'm trying to figure out the best way to support the deck. I could use regular 2x4 and build a mini stud wall that will support everything just fine, but I am trying to avoid using wood mainly because of the weight. I was thinking that maybe steel framing might be the ticket. Its lighter and I can just screw and / or bolt the pieces together.
Has anyone tried this, or has anyone worked with steel framing enough to suggest going for it or just using wood?
Any thoughts would be appreciated
thanks