[Rhodes22-list] Wood flooring

[Graham Stewart]

First make sure that the stringers are still sound. Also check under the compression post to make sure whatever you have there (it varies between boars) is sound. Mine wasn't of course. I had to replace everything in my boat. I used epoxy coated deck boards for the inside stringers and used angel aluminum attached to the outside stringers.

For the floor I used GBS (good both sides) exterior grade plywood that I coated with 2+ coats of epoxy followed by exterior grade floor paint. I then covered the top with vinyl sheet flooring that was attached to each panel with contact cement. Makes a good soft non-skid and easily  cleaned surface. I also enlarged the removable panels to increase access to the bilge. I should have made them bigger.

I attached the panels to the wooden stringers using screws and finishing washers and attached the floor boards to the aluminum angel strips using bolts and aluminum inserts . 


I have attached a few photos.

Graham Stewart
Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
Kingston Ontario



-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Ruck via Rhodes22-list
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2020 1:44 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
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
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