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| Author: | logriggers [ Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Sub floor ideas |
Hey guys just picked up a new rig. The boat currently has a plywood subfloor covered in outdoor carpet. The wood was just replaced and is in good condition, but the previous owner was just fishing. I know that this will not last when it gets soaked with mud and water from climbing in and out of the boat. I checked into aluminum prices. To get aluminum in 1/8" will cost about $400. And i am not sure that 1/8" is thick enough. Does anybody have any suggestions on an alternative to aluminum that will be durable and light? |
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| Author: | HUNT4DEER [ Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
i think they go thinner than 1/8 normally. someone will tell you for sure. |
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| Author: | banded-mallard [ Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:51 am ] |
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| Author: | msm8281 [ Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
If your bracing is close together .100 will work. If not much bracing then I'd go .125. |
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| Author: | nasty [ Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
I used .100 with bracing on 8' centers, rock solid. You can get 20x4 .100 5052 for around 250ish |
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| Author: | cmiller73 [ Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
I used exterior ply and painted it with 3 coats of exterior paint. Then applied poor-man's turf on it. After 2 years the ply is still good and after 1 season of duck hunting my poor-man's turf is still good. My plywood is 19/32, but is supported pretty good. |
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| Author: | Howdy [ Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
| Author: | banded-mallard [ Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:48 am ] |
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| Author: | Howdy [ Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
East TN. I called one supplier and he said he Woolf have to try and track it down and call me back but he never did so i guess it was rediculously priced |
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| Author: | petrel [ Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
I had a plywood floor in my Lowe. I had to replace the floor once in 25 years. My buddy still has the boat with the second floor in it. I used exterior plywood with 2-3 coats of Parker duck boat paint on each side (painting the underside is key) and the edges. It is important to seal it up properly and slather extra paint in any knots, edges, or imperfections. Then i installed it with pop rivets, so they could be easily drilled out every 5 years or so to clean out under the floor. The topside paint must be touched up every few years, or if it gets gouged, to keep it sealed. I tried adding grip material to the paint once, but that just hastened the wear in the paint. It seemed that the natural roughness of the plywood was enough to provide good footing after all, so I didn't put anything on it but paint after that. |
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| Author: | banded-mallard [ Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
| Author: | ryan3568 [ Thu May 08, 2014 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
Would you be willing to sell the plywood sub floor that yours came with? If so im interested |
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| Author: | 50fps [ Fri May 09, 2014 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
| Author: | baron von [ Fri May 09, 2014 9:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sub floor ideas |
discount steel in MPLS price |
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