Floor Repair

[Skools Out]

the cap is screwed on at the rubrail and then the floor is glued to the stringers. i cut and removed the floor to avoid having to remove all the controls and wiring from the hull. but it's up to you, if you don't like glass work take the cap off then just replace all the wood from the bottom and reinstall, but if you are good with glass work you can cut the floor.

[joe7670]

Lets consider I cut the floor much like you did.

Is the glass on the floor is not glued to the wood?

or should I be cutting through the glass floor and wood and then prying the wood up to unstick it from the stingers?

[nymack66]

Joe,
I think your perception of the job is not correct.

First you cut the SKIN all around and peel it off chances are it not glued to the wood you may or may not have to help peeling it off with a help and some pry bars attached to 2x4 to avoid the glass
If the skin breaks or you are force to cut it DO NOT PANIC it can and will be attached later in the project without a hitch see my post when I replace the fuel tank before and after.

After the skin is peeled off you can cut the old wood up in pieces if its still attached to the stringers etc
You can use saw horizontally to cut the floor off the stringers if attach hard YES you will have a clear view of the project at this point.

Originally Posted by joe7670

Lets consider I cut the floor much like you did.

Is the glass on the floor is not glued to the wood?

or should I be cutting through the glass floor and wood and then prying the wood up to unstick it from the stingers?

[Skools Out]

Originally Posted by nymack66

Joe,
I think your perception of the job is not correct.

First you cut the SKIN all around and peel it off chances are it not glued to the wood you may or may not have to help peeling it off with a help and some pry bars attached to 2x4 to avoid the glass
If the skin breaks or you are force to cut it DO NOT PANIC it can and will be attached later in the project without a hitch see my post when I replace the fuel tank before and after.

After the skin is peeled off you can cut the old wood up in pieces if its still attached to the stringers etc
You can use saw horizontally to cut the floor off the stringers if attach hard YES you will have a clear view of the project at this point.

not so the floor wood is glassed to the floor glass and there is a layer of glass under the wood too. just set your skill saw depth to 3/4" it will cut threw all the layers you need to remove. trust me the V is not my first floor nor my last.

[joe7670]

OK was gonna do some glass work on the transom holes but weather was a bit rainy so diverted efforts to get tank out.

Just finished and new tank is in the horizon as this one was shot with a hole on the site and all types of crap in it. So opened other holes in it to help leverage removing the tank from the snug hole.

Getting closer to opening the floor to see what i find. So far stringers in tank area seem fine. Did find some water in tank area and didn't clearly see a drain, but it's late and I may be over looking something. Will verify once I clean the hole thouroughly.

[joe7670]

Had a little extra time due to waiting for transom epoxy to set and I decided to rip up the floor!

Much easier than I thought.

Stringers look good. Found the PVC clog that I had. Looked like a big glop of sylicone or similar texture.

Pe=ressure clean is next. No reason to need to remove the foam from the side holes?

[nymack66]

Good job , You will never see a drain for the Tank area as I posted before its reason.
You floor and below is the best I have sever seen , looks like it was not really soft ?
As for the foam removal its up to you, Why not install a deck hatch and utilize all that wasted space next to the tank towards the transom ! Mine is setup the reverse of yours tank towards the transom and open area next to the cuddy