Originally Posted by c_deezy (Post 4521443)

Looks good! What I did was take about two gallons of resin, and mix in the filler with a drill/paddle to the consistency you want, and just leave it in a pail covered. When you need some filler, just scoop out what you need and add the mekp. As long as you keep it in a sealed pail you'll have it when you need it and only have to mix it the one time.

As far as securing the floor to the stringers, I wasn't thrilled about it either but I ended up just screwing it into ribs I added. Spread bedding resin on the stringer/hullside, lay the floor down and screw it down into the stringer to hold it while it cures. Put some weight on the floor where you can't screw it down to keep it in place. Then put a layer of glass over the floor/screw-heads.

Sorry I didn't make it over, work interfered but you are doing a great job, you've got it figured out.

Originally Posted by glassdave (Post 4520816)

I get foam from fibergalst or us comp but don't stock it. Somewhere in the four to six pound density is what you need.

Usually bed floors with core bond or West Systems 404 let it set then pull screws and glass over the holes.

Originally Posted by c_deezy (Post 4523982)

The foam helps with flexing/oil-canning on the running surface, doesn't really add any flotation in the minimal quantity it's used. I wouldn't put it back in.

Instead of the foam, I just put an extra stringer and 4 or 5 ribs on each side of the main stringers, under the cockpit floor to minimize hull flex. Just like what you have on the port side, under your straight-edge. In your case I would just add the ribs, I don't think you need an extra stringer.