[Rhodes22-list] New Video - Cabin Floor

[Graham Stewart]

Great video Peter. I enjoyed watching you build the floor as well as the tour of your impressive shop. 

Last month I finished installing the floor in Agile. I used 1/2 in. plywood⁣  which I sealed with epoxy and then covered with sheet vinyl that I attached with contact cement. I also installed 5 large hatches to get below the floor. It makes for rugged, water resistant, non-skid and easily cleaned surface. I can only hope that the contact cement holds through the winter deep freeze. Of course it isn't very nautical but this time around nothing goes into my boat that requires maintenance. I have a classic mahogany boat where absolutely everything requires continuous maintenance and that is enough for me.

In installing the structure for the floorboards I used 3/4 inch angle aluminium that I bolted to the side panels. Along with making new stringers, that  allowed me to drop the floor about 1 inch from the way it was before I started. That is not much but at my height every inch of head room is a precious thing. 

Graham
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On Nov 29, 2016, 4:32 PM, at 4:32 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>For my first project of the off-season, I decided to replace the
>plywood and carpet floor of the main cabin area with solid hardwood
>floor.  I think this will be easier to clean, and provide better access
>to the main bilge access panel and a new access panel for a
>depth/speed/temperature instrument (an upcoming project).
>
>I made a YouTube video of the project, for anyone interested:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VywOqYXqzYg
><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VywOqYXqzYg>
>
>Peter Nyberg
>Coventry, CT
>s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
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