Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

[ShootinSam]

Any tips for taking out the floor on a 1750 Spectrum to replace rivets??

 

[oops!]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

hi....welcome to i boats....

yes.....there is lots of tips and how to's....

in fact...there is two entire forums here for you.....

but lets get a moderator to move this thread to the correct forum.....so you can take advantage of the advice there...

this place is becoming known as boat university.......

so read read read....and learn.

welcome

cheeers
oops

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

floor is deck, depends on the condition, if it is good, and reusable, drill out the rivets, if rotten tear up, and use a grinder to cut off the rivets.

http://forums.iboats.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=142

http://forums.iboats.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=281

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

Any tips for taking out the floor on a 1750 Spectrum to replace rivets??

Why are you going to replace the rivits? Do the rivets need to be bucked and tightened?

Consider you might be able to tighten the rivets and not replace them. If you have a partial leak ...... tighten and use gluv-it. Just trying to save you a few bucks.

 

[ShootinSam]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

Thanks, taking rivets out cause we feel they are old and will eventually all need to be replaced, so doing them all at once makes more sense then doing them one by one(?). They are leaking, and the bilge pump is old...

 

[ShootinSam]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

Thanks for the links, but still wondering...

Are there secrets to getting the floor out? Doesn't seem to be screws in places to take out easily? Did the floor clip in, or does it have screws that have to be removed in hidden places? Does that make sense? Does the carpet have to be ripped up???

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

floor carpet has to come up, the plywood is riveted to the stringers. if they are in decent shape, you will have to drill them out and knock them thru, i used screws to reinstall mine deck.

 

[oops!]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

sam im not an alum boat guy.....but in the compleated projects forum there is a project by a guy caled dj....it is a really good project.

also click again on the two links in tashasdaddys first post....youve got to read....read...read......then start ripping......

you will see post after post on these forums of guys sayng things like......uh....i should have read more here on iboats first.

 

[ShootinSam]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

Fair enough, just like the quick fix, you know. Will spend some time looking around.

 

[ShootinSam]

Re: Taking out floor of 1750 Spectrum

Hey there,

Well, we took a better look last night and found these... hope you can see them in the picture. They are right where the boat sits on the trailer... can Gluv-It fix that, or should we be looking to weld the aluminum?

Thanks guys.