New Project...Need Floor Advice

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Bryant Davis

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I have decided to take on and complete a floor project that someone else lost interest in. The boat is a 1989 21' Kenner. Overall, the stringers aren't in too bad of condition. Mainly in small spots where the floor was screwed or nailed in and the glass was penetrated. I bought the boat just as it is in the pics. My first question is should I go ahead and re-work the stringers before the floor, and if so what would be the preferred method? Looks like a heavy roven-woving was used originally and extends past the stringers on the floor about 6" in between each one. Should I completely cut out stringers and replace? Put another stringer alongside existing and glass all together? If the stringers are to be cut out and replaced, will I have to completely grind old roven off the floor? What should I use (weight woven roven then cloth?) to glass them in?<br /><br />In addition, the transom is pretty sturdy, but on the top it appears the plywood layers are starting to seperate a little. Can't locate any rot however. Can I re-glass this over, or should it be cut out and replaced. To what extent should I cut?<br /><br />As you can tell, I don't know much about glass (yet). I have spent the last two days reading everything I can find on this site, and now need some specific help. Anyone care to comment?<br /><br />Thanks in advance and I sure appreciate all I have learned so far!<br /><br />Bryant<br /><br />
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ondarvr

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Re: New Project...Need Floor Advice

You might want to dig around a little more in the stringers to see if you can find more bad wood. It would be easy (easier) to replace them now with the boat all apart, than in a year or two find that there was more of a problem than you thought and have to take it all apart again.<br /><br />Let us know what you find.
 
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Re: New Project...Need Floor Advice

Welcome aboard!

"I bought the boat just as it is in the pics."


Pix? If you want exact advice, then detailed pix will help.
 

Cadwelder

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Re: New Project...Need Floor Advice

Don't know if it's just my computer, but the pictures aren't showing up, just little red X's
 

ezmobee

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Re: New Project...Need Floor Advice

6 year old thread.
 
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