71 mirrocraft 18 ft

newoldboatguy

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this is my first visit here and I would appreciate any info on an old boat my son and I just bought. the boat is a 1971 mirrocraft 18 ft. center console. for some reason the previous owner cut out a 2'x2' section of the fiberglass floor so the foam underneath got soaked. it is drying now. I plan to install new 3/4 plywood over existing fiberglass floor then carpet that. any thoughts or advice would be welcomed. thank you, newoldboatguy.
 

Lion hunter

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Re: 71 mirrocraft 18 ft

It won't dry out forever more. If your gonna cover it any way I would drill some 3/8" holes in the floor and push a wooden dowel in there and see if it comes out wet. This will tell you the extent of the damage. If you cover it you will just promote rot, the floor must be removed.
 
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