View Full Version : replace floor with 5/8 or 3/4
fishinest
04-07-2009, 04:49 PM
I was going to replace my boat floor with 3/4 marine ply but am concidering using 5/8 marine ply to help keep the weight down. The price difference is not the issue less than $100 differance it looks like 5/8 wood core was origonally used.Has anyone on here replaced their deck with 5/8 I dont want to regret later.
Looking for opinions????
Ray
bradford
04-08-2009, 01:20 AM
I don't think resin will stick to pressure treated ply, use regular.
cterrebonne
04-08-2009, 09:16 AM
I don't think resin will stick to pressure treated ply, use regular.
it will only if you let it dry out for months in a garage or house,
Airslot
04-08-2009, 10:05 AM
The O/P spec'd Marine Ply, not PT?
cterrebonne
04-08-2009, 11:00 AM
the regular PT you get anywheres. im not sure if they make a PT FIR though.
Stinky_Hooker
04-08-2009, 11:47 AM
Use regular bc or ac..its getting glassed anyways.
cterrebonne
04-08-2009, 12:03 PM
Use regular bc or ac..its getting glassed anyways.
thats what i always use.
THEFERMANATOR
04-08-2009, 12:19 PM
Use regular bc or ac..its getting glassed anyways.
LOWES ocasionally has some AB grade 1/2" and 3/4" for reasoneable prices as well. I used AB 3/4" on my fuel hatch I recored and it is ridicuously stout after 3 layers of mat over it. Many older boats used 1/2" in the deck so 5/8" should be fine. If it is a large unsupported span then use 3/4" to avoid warping.
Skools Out
04-08-2009, 03:35 PM
the V's had 1/2 the best i've found is furnture grade hardwood plywood in 1/2 it has 11 ply in 3/4 it has 15 ply.
Stillrunning
04-09-2009, 09:13 AM
My V has all those 8 or so inch squares of wood they used. I have never figured out why they used those little squares instead of one full sheet of wood.
Skools Out
04-09-2009, 01:26 PM
that was scrap wood they all used that yrs back to save money they thought. they would take ant wood left from molds, transoms, stringers, and other boat builders to save money they cut to blocks and used in all apps like that. Very common
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