[Rhodes22-list] Wood flooring

[Curtis Ruck]

I know my flooring is shaky... but i'm not gutting my interior yet.  just
want a bandaid over the bilge for a while, hopefully a few years.  My boat
was a $3000 w/ trailer special, and da list said i probably overpaid.

I don't keep carpet or anything over the floor, and when i sail, i normally
have the bilge open to keep an eye on the water level.

So far i've checked the centerboard cap, the 3 through hull fittings
(knotmeter, depth gauge, and cockpit drain), and i can't find any water
coming through any of them.

My task this summer is to find the leak.  My first step is going to be to
strip the 3-4 layers of flaking antifouling paint off the gel coat to
inspect the exterior.  There could probably be a cannonball hole through my
hull and i couldn't see it due to the antifouling's myriad of colors.

One of the previous owners had liberally coated the bilge with epoxy, and
that epoxy has cracked with what appears to be loose concrete pieces... so
i plan on inspecting exterior first, before going to a cabin gutting,
because if I end up gutting the cabin, i will just stay gutted since i
don't use it.

>From what I can tell about the compression post, is it's stable.  The deck
hasn't deformed any, and the deck is extremely solid.  In my inspection
this year, i've only found one soft spot on the cockpit floor, about the
size of a coffee can.  I just replaced my forecabin vent, while enlarging
it some, and the wood there was in perfect condition.

One of my biggest problems with water has always been the cockpit drains
clogging, and water overflowing the stern locker.  So once i get a 3d
printer i'm going to print baskets to sit over them.

--
Curtis


On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 3:17 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> 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
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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?
>
> --
> Curtis
> s/v Ruck It
> Augusta, GA
>