Floor soft and flexes

steplift20 · #1 03-30-2019, 01:35 PM

The title says it all but the floor I'm talking about is in the forward cabin, the floor that's about one foot wide and two foot long , can I just cut a piece of wood and put it over that, of course I wood seal the wood and paint it but under neat it would slit be soft, anyone ever do that? It's a 1978 so it has some age to it but it's still in very good condition. What would you do?

SkunkBoat · #2 03-30-2019, 10:13 PM

that would work. If you sanded the deck and bonded the wood to the deck with epoxy (or even some polyester resin) it would be even better.

steplift20 · #3 03-30-2019, 10:32 PM

So it should work but when you say bond it do I use fiberglass Matt and resin or can I use Gorila adhesive ?

steplift20 · #4 03-30-2019, 10:34 PM

I will tell you skunkboat there is always something today I had to spend 300 dollars for rotor rutor to unclog a drain and that was when I noticed the forward cabin floor soft , it wasn't a good day

steplift20 · #5 04-01-2019, 09:33 PM

Skunkboat do you think it would be OK to screw the panel on top of the soft floor in the cabin? I don't want to screw thru the hull I don't know how much clearance there is under the floor. I guess I could also use a sealant adhesive to glue it on top of the floor what would you guys do?

phatdaddy · #6 04-02-2019, 06:34 AM

If the bottom is already compromised, why not cut it out? Leave a lip along edges to support the new bottom. Encapsulate a new core in fiberglass and bond to the top of the lip

SkunkBoat · #7 04-02-2019, 08:26 AM

I don't think screws are going to last. The core under the glass is shot, thats why it flexes.
Without making a project out of it, instead of replacing the core, I would say to bond a new core on top. Its not a large area and you don't seem intent on a permanent "pretty" fix.

That could be as simple as silicone and a piece of pvc board or plywood. You need to spread the forces with a bond of the board to the existing glass.

steplift20 · #8 04-02-2019, 06:22 PM

I cut a piece of plywood and it fits nice,covers it good I know the right way is doing what phatdaddy said but it's not a floor that is always stood on so what I think I'm going to do is glue it down with a adhesive caulk , paint it and that should be good p.s. I did get fiberglass to fix a crack the is on the side of the floor so after I fix that I should be good, I hope

steplift20 · #9 04-03-2019, 04:00 PM

Hey guys thanks for the advice, what it did today I had a crack in the cabin by the floor so I fiberglass it and I think it's going to be stronger as for the floor ,I have a piece of marine ply wood and cut it yo size and I'm going to glue it down and paint it That should be good I hope it is a small area but I had to address it thanks again guys