[Rhodes22-list] Wood flooring

[Michael D. Weisner]

Curtis,

In many of the boats built around 1980, the cabin sole employed a standard plywood (not marine ply) coated with polyester resin to make it water resistant. Unfortunately, the glue was not water resistant and the sole delaminated frequently. It is your choice if you wish to spend for marine plywood or just buy some exterior grade (CDX) plywood and resin. The latter combination seems to last for about 15 years which may be sufficient.

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY
I’d rather be sailing :~)


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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Curtis Ruck via Rhodes22-list
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2020 1:44 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wood flooring

My bilge flooring on my '79 has deteriorated quite abit and i need to replace it as it's now in about 5 pieces.  It doesn't appear to be standard marine plywood, like there was some sort of wax or sealant on it.

Any idea what it was/is or what I can replace it with?

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Curtis
s/v Ruck It
Augusta, GA