I’m getting ready to put the floor back in my 242 here soon and I’ve noticed the floor is filled with stress cracks. What is the best way to go about fixing them?

I wanted to do some research and figure out a plan before I actually put the floor back in, incase I need to do anything to the backside of it to keep the cracks from coming back.

I was hoping to get lucky and find a product that I can just roll on over top of the non-skid to cover the cracks up and still leave the non-skid in place, but I don’t think I’m going to be that lucky.

Thanks
Jordan

Here are some pictures of the cracks in the floor.





Thanks
Jordan

Have you thought about a Loncoin floor?

NO way you are fixing those cracks without grinding it all the way out and starting from scratch.

I have not, I found there website I'm assuming you can just lay it down right on top of the current floor to basically cover up all the cracks.

Thats what I was afraid of, the reason they are there is the wood that is on the backside of the floor is rotten, i'm in the process of replacing it now to give the floor its strength back. Hopefully that will prevent any future cracks.

Take it to a place that does spray on bed liners. All colors and will never crack or peel.

Yes, covering the whole thing up is an option. When it gets that bad sometimes ya gotta do a lateral move.

So unless you are taking the time to grind all the wood off the glass you cut out, you will have an entire new floor anyways.....

As of right now I'm just replacing the wood that is on the backside of the floor itself. There's just one sheet that was glassed to the backside of the floor. I replaced the wood on both side pieces of the floor this weekend.

Hopefully I'll get some time this week to get the sections back in place so I can glass the actual floor back in the boat.

I haven't done anything with the cracks on the non-skid yet though. I'm really thinking about just covering it with the floor that glassdave mentioned.

I might just wait until this winter as well before I do anything about the floor. There's still a lot of unknowns with this boat and I'd like to get it out on the water first to make sure everything else is good