Malfuridin
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- May 31, 2014
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Greetings all,
My partner and I recently purchased a 1986 VIP runabout, which needed a lot of work. Thanks to your forums I've found a lot of good information on doing my first restore. The previous owner left the boat out in the elements for the last several years so weâve had to strip the boat and restore all of the aesthetic parts of the boat. The floor was rotted out in several places which Iâve had to cut out and replace with fiberglass and wood patches. Overall the floor which is plywood with a fiberglass top, is in fairly good shape and it was only at the bow and stern ends of the dry well that had problems. I would have liked to of replaced the whole floor but that would have been prohibitively expensive, so I got all of the rot I could, and plan on taking better care of the boat then it had been.
So here is my dilemma, which through all of my research Iâve been unable to figure out. Weâre replacing what was covering the floor (outdoor carpet) with the hard plastic tiles that you would lay down in your garage, we needed something cheaper and that will last a long time. Weâre also replacing the ski boat seats with floor mount pedestals with swivels, as we aren't as young as we used to be and we want to be able to fish comfortably also. So my question is, should I secure the pedestals directly to the floor, and then cover the bases with the tiles, or as my partner thinks we should be able to do is put the tiles down, and then secure the pedestals on top of them, she doesn't see a problem with this. Iâm worried about the extra space in between the floor and the base of the pedestal, and the amount of force caused by the extra height of the tiles, and that there may be problems with this. Maybe Iâm being too cautious, but the seats and pedestals are not something Iâm willing to mess around with too much. We donât have access to under where the seats will be secured, as far as I can tell itâs foamed underneath the floor. Any help, or suggestions is greatly appreciated and thank you for taking the time to read my first post.
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My partner and I recently purchased a 1986 VIP runabout, which needed a lot of work. Thanks to your forums I've found a lot of good information on doing my first restore. The previous owner left the boat out in the elements for the last several years so weâve had to strip the boat and restore all of the aesthetic parts of the boat. The floor was rotted out in several places which Iâve had to cut out and replace with fiberglass and wood patches. Overall the floor which is plywood with a fiberglass top, is in fairly good shape and it was only at the bow and stern ends of the dry well that had problems. I would have liked to of replaced the whole floor but that would have been prohibitively expensive, so I got all of the rot I could, and plan on taking better care of the boat then it had been.
So here is my dilemma, which through all of my research Iâve been unable to figure out. Weâre replacing what was covering the floor (outdoor carpet) with the hard plastic tiles that you would lay down in your garage, we needed something cheaper and that will last a long time. Weâre also replacing the ski boat seats with floor mount pedestals with swivels, as we aren't as young as we used to be and we want to be able to fish comfortably also. So my question is, should I secure the pedestals directly to the floor, and then cover the bases with the tiles, or as my partner thinks we should be able to do is put the tiles down, and then secure the pedestals on top of them, she doesn't see a problem with this. Iâm worried about the extra space in between the floor and the base of the pedestal, and the amount of force caused by the extra height of the tiles, and that there may be problems with this. Maybe Iâm being too cautious, but the seats and pedestals are not something Iâm willing to mess around with too much. We donât have access to under where the seats will be secured, as far as I can tell itâs foamed underneath the floor. Any help, or suggestions is greatly appreciated and thank you for taking the time to read my first post.
IMG_4403 on Flickr
IMG_4384 on Flickr
IMG_4380 on Flickr
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