Re: my boat was apparently made of mulch
boatdoc, the no ply approach is definitly a new one on me. i'm with crab bait on this one! after pouring foam, it just doesnt come out nice and smooth. i'm not to sure the fiberglass would stick to it either. seems like if everything didnt go right you would have a lot of expense and a huge mess on your hands. if the manufacturers do it now, i'd say they use a higher density foam for better support also.<br /><br />It is easy to get the foam smooth, all you have to do is run a hand saw accross the top, or use a grinder with a sanding disk on it. Its not like you have to get the foam perfectly flat to .01" tolerance or anything. I would assume that vegard is going to glass over the wood. When the sheets that he uses overlaps, after the glass dries, its not going to be smooth either. There is going to be little bumps and ridges all over. Once you lay carpet down though, your never going to be able to tell the differance. I will tell you guys what, I will find a list of boat builders that use glass only floors, and next time your at a boat show, check them out. This is not super new technoligy.<br /><br />BoatDoc, are you sure your not confusing the "no wood" floor with a composite flooring such a fiberglass skinned Divinycell? <br /><br />No, I am talking of your typical part A and B closed cell foam with fiberglass on top. I am not talking about arisol canned foam you get from the hardware store (that stuff is junk for this type of application) I am also talking about fiberglass......... be it chop, matt, biaxial, even roven. I think roven is junk unless you are looking for bulk, I think chop is a little better, but still not the best. I use the other two more often.
