Boat Floor

[John A. Birdsall]

I have done a couple different fiberglass boat deck replacements. In both I replaced the stringers and have not use one screw in any of it. But to do it the way I was taught you have to insure that the fiberglass bottom is free of any oil. using strips of fiberglass to tie in the stringers I also made a couple of spaces under the stringers so that water could get out. After the stringers were inplace and dry I made my 5/8" marine plywood deck, glassed on the bottom after 1st coat was dry apply second coat to bottom put it in place wet. but cinder blocks on top and allow to dry. Then seal in edges with constant sheet of fiberglass and resin allow to dry and put another layer over all deck. Sand smooth, apply even coat of resin My boat has been used like this now for five years and no problems