Re: Soft floor. any quick fix to get me through the season?
Greetings!
You won't like my suggestion which is to get out a saw and find out how bad things are immediately. My guess is you will find something akin to what Scott C and myself found, which is that your boat, like most older boats, has rotted from the bottom up leaving it's structural integrity dubious at best.
Sure, you could put a piece of plywood over the soft spot like the previous owner of my boat and it will go away for the season, maybe even two or three. Maybe your structural components are not too far gone and will hold out or maybe they won't. You can see where I am going with this. Is it really worth the risk? When the season is done will you pull up the plywood and fix it right or just offhandedly mention the soft spot to the first oblivious buyer that comes along knowing what very likely lays beneath? What happens if that person tries to stretch a season out of it with his family? This is a slippery slope heading the wrong direction in my opinion.
I can sure understand what its like to see/feel the edge of what is probably a very serious problem with your boat (oh boy can I). Do the right thing and don't hide your eyes from it.
Respectfully,
-T