So im getting ready to jump into the floor replacement on my 1994 Chaparral 230. Had a few questions as to what materials / techniques to use.
So im planning on replacing the plywood with a new material called Advanteck. Material was recommend to me by several people and is available locally. Anyone ever used it? I figure I will remove everything and hopefully use the reemains as a template for the new panels.
When I go about the reinstall do you recommend using a liquid nails or similar product between the flooring and stringers. Also figure ill use stainless deck type screws to attach the flooring to stringers.
What should I use for filler between the sides of the boat and the new flooring. I assume a fiberglass peanut butter solution is needed. What mixture would you recommend? Ive read about people saying not to use a mix which is too ridgid.
Is the filler even needed? If I could get the seam small enough would only the top fiberglass matt be enough. I figure if I use liquid nails etc that would fill in the gap as well.
Do all seams need to have fiberglass over them? I plan on spraying a bed liner material which is waterproof over the entire floor. Would that be enough? Kinda worried about the boat flexing and seams cracking but not sure what was typically done.
Just curious if anyone has some suggestions or sees anything that stands out as horribly wrong.
Thanks
So im planning on replacing the plywood with a new material called Advanteck. Material was recommend to me by several people and is available locally. Anyone ever used it? I figure I will remove everything and hopefully use the reemains as a template for the new panels.
When I go about the reinstall do you recommend using a liquid nails or similar product between the flooring and stringers. Also figure ill use stainless deck type screws to attach the flooring to stringers.
What should I use for filler between the sides of the boat and the new flooring. I assume a fiberglass peanut butter solution is needed. What mixture would you recommend? Ive read about people saying not to use a mix which is too ridgid.
Is the filler even needed? If I could get the seam small enough would only the top fiberglass matt be enough. I figure if I use liquid nails etc that would fill in the gap as well.
Do all seams need to have fiberglass over them? I plan on spraying a bed liner material which is waterproof over the entire floor. Would that be enough? Kinda worried about the boat flexing and seams cracking but not sure what was typically done.
Just curious if anyone has some suggestions or sees anything that stands out as horribly wrong.
Thanks