77 arrowglass barracuda 16' tri hull and 87 sea ray seville cuddy cabin 19'

[bigredls1]

new to this site hope to learn a lot from people here!
1977 Arrowglass barracuda- anyone ever replaced the floor in one of these? if so any tips on where to start or how to "cut the floor out"?

1987 Sea Ray Seville(my dads)
needs new seats and some other stuff like that, anyone know where to get this stuff from or how to do seat upholstery yourself? do they sell a kit for reupholstery like a old car?

thanks in advance

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 77 arrowglass barracuda 16' tri hull and 87 sea ray seville cuddy cabin 19'

Welcome to iBoats!

Lots of deck restoration help here on the forum. Best thing to do is to get a Free Photobucket account and post some pics of your boat. You'll get plenty of help. There are several threads here on the forum with pics and vids on how to do your own upholstery. Look on Craigslist for a old Heavy Duty All Metal Sewing machine. We can/will provide you with sources for the vinyl and sewing supplies.

 

[tboltmike]

Re: 77 arrowglass barracuda 16' tri hull and 87 sea ray seville cuddy cabin 19'

I have a '75 AG Cheetah and have done some patch work on the floor but not full replace. Pretty straight forward. There is a bilge pan centered on the tansom. The main fore and aft stringers run either side of it. There are cross pieces that give it a ladder configuration. The foam is filled inside the ladder and there are void spaces either side of the ladder. The hull comes up fast to the floor at the sides and the forward end.

Start near the stringers with one inch holes drilled in the floor. The floor is 1/2" thick so go slow. drill the sides probing depth to the hull. Try to leave several inches of floor perimeter next to the sides to help join the new floor if it is not rotted all the way.

Usually, water gets below the floor thru rusted deck screws or the drain holes in the bilge pan to the voids. The factory used these holes to vent the voids during cure and pluged with rubber stoppers. These were often lost and water entered the void from the pan.