Help with the replacment of the wood floor in my 1990 Sylvan Sea Monster

[captjjs1]

I'm replacing the floor in my boat and will resign and fiberglass instead of carpet. I want to clean and waterproof the inside of the haul since I will have access. I'm wondering after sanding the aluminum well and wiping with acetone should I paint (I'm using Non skid Monster paint for the deck and will have extra) or glass or spray rust-oleum?? My concern is using material that will mildew. Please help! Thank You!

ps. my son and I are doing the work and I most likely have more Q's, pics, and video in the future.

I'm re posting this after editing, People though I was asking about the deck. I'm asking about the inside of the aluminum haul on the inside under the deck. How should I clean and seal?????

 

[tpenfield]

Re: Help with the replacment of the wood floor in my 1990 Sylvan Sea Monster

I'm replacing the floor in my boat and will resin and fiberglass instead of carpet. I want to restore the inside of the hull as well since I will have access. I'm wondering after sanding well and wiping with acetone should I paint (I'm using Non skid Monster paint for the deck and will have extra) or glass or spray rust-oleum?? My concern is using material that will mildew. Please help! Thank You!

ps. my son and I are doing the work and I most likely have more Q's, pics, and video in the future.

Welcome to iBoats . . .

The most durable surface will be gel coat instead of paint. I am not a fan of painting fiberglass . . . it just does not seem right, except for anti-fouling paint on the hull.

Looking forward to the pictures to get a better visual on your project.

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Help with the replacment of the wood floor in my 1990 Sylvan Sea Monster

No need to fiberglass any wood in an aluminum boat, you can use Epoxy resin instead and forget the fiberglass mat/cloth.

I used 4 coats of epoxy resin on my decking when I did my Tracker and it's like a sheet of Lexan over the plywood.

You may want to consider Marine vinyl instead of paint, it's very non slip and extremely easy to clean. I used it in my boat and am very pleased with it. You can see what I did to my boat here:
http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...ir/97-tracker-pro-deep-v-facelift-509163.html