Durabak over wood

[Mulv80]

I don't know Cy I'm still thinking about buying a sheet of 3/4 Seaboard Grip X. The stuff is $337 for a 5x8 sheet. I can use half for the gas tank cover, a piece for the small deck lid in front on the tank and maybe use some for a pulpit and other odds and ends. I'm just not sure that it is structurally strong enough to span the opening without some kind of support.

[C YENSEN]

Originally Posted by Mulv80

I don't know Cy I'm still thinking about buying a sheet of 3/4 Seaboard Grip X. The stuff is $337 for a 5x8 sheet. I can use half for the gas tank cover, a piece for the small deck lid in front on the tank and maybe use some for a pulpit and other odds and ends. I'm just not sure that it is structurally strong enough to span the opening without some kind of support.

I would say you could rip some 2" by width of the gas cover pieces of starboard and use them as joists under the cover??? maybe 3 or 4 from front to back??? that would give it less flex i think. you could just attach then right to the bottom of the cover

[macojoe]

What are the demesions for the tank cover??

[C YENSEN]

if his is the same size as mine it is roughly 3' by 4'

[macojoe]

3/4 will handle 3 x 4 Seaboard pretty easy!! If anything put one support across middle but I no think you have to.
My box covers were smaller, lets say 3 x 2?? and you never felt anything move!! and I am 320 pound stomping on them all the time!

[Mulv80]

The cover on my 79 is a whopping 63" x 30" its pretty much the whole middle of the boat. I'm really looking for the easiest fix, I don't want to get involved with fiberglass. I gues I could always find a way to support it if it flexes.

[macojoe]

It will be perfect!!

[Blue_Runner]

awe come on Mulv, I'm Mr. non-skilled at fiberglass but from what I can see this is about the easiest thing to fix that is fiberglass related....and just think - we would all bow to you once you are the fiberglass king


All you need is a lot of resin, some cloth, some really heavy stuff like buckets of water, batteries, MJ's wallet, etc.

You got this man. Do it do it do it do it do it!!!