1973 Starcraft Holiday 18ft Restoration Deck Question

[Gearhear143]

Hello , been here a long time, but first time posting. My questions always seem to be answered by searching, but not this time.

I am restoring my boat and have got down to the deck removal, and found something I have not seen posted anywhere. There is a sub-deck that was installed the last time it was replaced. The work was done by the original owner that gave me the boat just before he passed. I have posted some pictures in hopes of some advise on how to attack this.

 

[Decker83]

You should never use two layers of plywood over each other. That is the best way to rot both layers.. It is not done as a common practice. The original owner took a short cut.. Use a good marine grade ply or a exterior grade ply.

 

[Gearhear143]

You should never use two layers of plywood over each other. That is the best way to rot both layers.. It is not done as a common practice. The original owner took a short cut.. Use a good marine grade ply or a exterior grade ply.

Thank you Decker83, So this week all of this comes out and the cleaning starts. I plan on using marine plywood. Do you know what the original decking was 1/2in or thicker?

One other question. Do you or anyone else know how to get ahold of DozerII? I have some questions on some of the mods he did on his restoration that he posted years ago.

 

[Watermann]

Yeah SC used 1/2 5 player marine ply for the decking.

Double decking is done to either take a short cut or to do a quick fix and sell. The donor boat I got was decked over rotten.