Cabin Floor replacement help - Page 2

sceptre155 · 04-28-2009, 08:39 AM

Upstate NY.

Let me yank the rest of the floor and check the rest of the stringers first. Hopefully I don't need to touch them... but you never know.

sceptre155 · 05-02-2009, 04:23 PM

Well... I ripped the floor out the rest of the way today. And the stringers are toast. So much for being lucky. The boat is sitting on the trailer which has 2 sets of bunk rails. The two rails together span close to 20 ft.

Where do I head from here? I was thinking I probably should yank the gas tank and check the rest since at this point I'm commited to the project already.

It doesnt look like any of the flooring was glued to the stringers. So I'm assuming when I put it back together I shouldn't change anything?

What steps should I take before removing any of the stringers?

phragle · 05-02-2009, 11:08 PM

it was put together by wellcraft...forget about how it was put together originally. brfore you start chopping out stringers and bulkheads.... cradle the boat up good to hold its shape. then find out just how much you need to do. if you need to doo all the stringers and bulkheads...its easier to pull the deck. it's a lot of manual labor, but nothing is too difficult.

sceptre155 · 05-03-2009, 09:15 AM

I'm going to try and get the tank pulled today. That should give me a better Idea. I've never split the deck off a boat before. Is it basically just a million screws behind the rub rail holding it together? Other then wiring?

How much would you guess the deck weighs on a 31ft? 2k lbs?

I assuming that I need to use epoxy resin on all bulk heads and stringers. What type of materiel should I use? I need to keep the price down or the boss lady is going to crack the whip !!

sceptre155 · 05-03-2009, 02:25 PM

She's been practicing... It's starting to hurt !!

sceptre155 · 05-03-2009, 07:38 PM

So getting the gas tank out is going to be a major pain !!!

Even after I get all that foam out I'm wondering if the tank will even come out. Do they put that tank in before or after putting the deck on? I did notice that the flange around the opening has screws all around the outside that didn't hit a darn thing. It's like the flange is about 3/4 of a inch to small or the framing for the tank is to big.

I could use some input from people with experience on realistically what am I looking at here?

If I get the gas tank out will i be able to fix any rotten stringers or bulk heads. As far as the bulk heads go is it possible to cut out the rotted area and piece in a new section? Or is this really a no no.

The more I think about it the more I think it would be easier to take the deck off to fix all this, as a previous poster mentioned. I'm just trying to figure out how the heck I would get the deck off If I decided to go that route.

Thanks in advance for any info

stevekyp · 05-03-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sceptre155

So getting the gas tank out is going to be a major pain !!!

Even after I get all that foam out I'm wondering if the tank will even come out. Do they put that tank in before or after putting the deck on? I did notice that the flange around the opening has screws all around the outside that didn't hit a darn thing. It's like the flange is about 3/4 of a inch to small or the framing for the tank is to big.

I could use some input from people with experience on realistically what am I looking at here?

If I get the gas tank out will i be able to fix any rotten stringers or bulk heads. As far as the bulk heads go is it possible to cut out the rotted area and piece in a new section? Or is this really a no no.

The more I think about it the more I think it would be easier to take the deck off to fix all this, as a previous poster mentioned. I'm just trying to figure out how the heck I would get the deck off If I decided to go that route.

Thanks in advance for any info

Go to the fiberglass section and look at my brother inlaws boat. I helped him remove his deck off.
Its the post that says, How to remove the deck the easy way.
Look at all the pics.
Good luck>

sceptre155 · 05-05-2009, 09:11 AM

That's a cool setup. The weather here hasn't been great. I still haven't gotten my gas tank out.

I've been shopping around for material. Who can give me the best pricing for the materials? I'm going to try and find some plywood locally.

Worst case scenario I have to redo all the stringers and bulkheads. Transom area has already been redone.

31ft Scarab Excel

1 layer 3/4 inch bulk heads. Double layer stringers. I don't have any idea how far 1 gallon of resin goes. I was thinking about using poly resin and smaller cloth to waterproof the material. And then Epoxy resin and thicker cloth for the stingers / joints.

I probably should try and get this thread moved to the fiberglass section. Any admins out there that can move the thread please?