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Replace Teak and Holly cabin Sole?
Alma:
One of the things that sold me on #74 was the lack of plywood cabin sole. More important to me than the finish was the loss of headroom...
Are your bilge hatches fiberglass Pelican? Mine are heavy plywood with vinyl covering. I DID replace the teak hatch supports with aluminum angle.
I've often thought of making fine teak bilge hatches since the finishing and maintenance would be manageable since they could be brought home...
'Admiral nixed that one- "Why create aggravation?" Gotta love that girl!
Blue Heron:
--- Quote from: Bill1188 on January 20, 2015, 09:36:25 PM ---Last October, I removed all the flooring. Split and remove bungs, remove screws, pull floor up in three major sections. Took them home and removed all the old finish with a heat gun. Palm sanded it with 200 grit. Now putting on coats of semi-gloss urethane. Gotta tell you, looks like a million bucks. I have a talented friend who was going to make me a new floor in oak with ash inlay, but the old floor has been resurrected. Can't wait 'til spring to install.
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Bill1188 - I wish I could get away with that, but I have a couple sections (one beneath the main cabin hatch which must have leaked for a while before I bought it) that are pretty badly de-laminated, and a number of the holly strips have been dislodged. What's the floor like like beneath the wood you removed? Is it a nice pan that a person could just carpet over?
Sounds like your floor will look fantastic when you re-install...post pictures!
Thanks,
Chet
Thanks
Blue Heron:
--- Quote from: Rusty Pelican on January 21, 2015, 03:25:02 PM ---I guess I got lucky, solid cabin deck. The floor access hatches are solid as well
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Yep, you did get lucky! Mine is just like that described by Dolce_Vita.
Bill1188:
Blue Heron, mine is a white pan under the floor. My wood is lucky, no delaminations and sufficient thickness. I am going to screw the floor back down and replace the bungs. Should look like new. Carpet would not be bad. White floor finished in non skid might be an option. I am going to leave the table pole out. Without it the interior seems twice the size.
Dolce_Vita:
--- Quote from: Blue Heron on January 21, 2015, 08:11:59 PM ---Bill1188 - I wish I could get away with that, but I have a couple sections (one beneath the main cabin hatch which must have leaked for a while before I bought it) that are pretty badly de-laminated, and a number of the holly strips have been dislodged. ...
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Even if the wood is delaminated, you can remove it carefully and use the pieces as a template for cutting the replacements. Will save a whole lot of time.
Mine, like yours, has delamination near the ladder and under the deck hatch. The deck hatches used to leak badly when we bought her, but are tight now after we rebuilt them.
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