1997 176 floor delaminating

Yikes. Well the good news is you shouldn't need to re-stringer the boat. Bad news is you might have to remove the floor and wet foam.

What's are you planning to do?

Pete, I've been going back and forth about doing that or cutting away. Guess it really makes better sense to drill first rather than hack away. The floor is soft along those entire sections from fore to aft, so its probably going to need to come off but definitely easier to work from small to big. I did have water bubble up on port side when I got in for pics this morning, so theres definitely water intrusion and foam damage. Hopefully it's confined to what looks like that thin sandwiched layer in Gary's cutaway pic. She just feels spongy on the deck, but doesn't "feel" like I'm going to fall through the boat lol. I'll try and photo document everything, maybe GoPro to help others in the future. Really couldn't find same year with similar problem. This was a Florida (Orlando) boat all its life till we moved to Kansas 5 years ago. Miss being able to ski every afternoon and the 5 minute drive to the lake. I really appreciate everyone's input. Probably try and drill that hole tomorrow, i'll post up if I do.

Frankenotter wrote: Is that Pete telling someone to do a smaller job? I must be having a stroke..

Chris,
Yes, I'm suggesting a repair rather than a replacement but, you are correct that if it had wood stringers, I'd be saying rip it all out!!

Tom,
Before you tear up the glass, how about taking a hole saw to the bad area to see what's going on below. Then maybe some extra foam and then glassing over all the existing?

Have no idea why the uploader is rotating the images. The translucent areas sound the most solid.

Glad it helps Tom,but don't thank me -all I did was put up a picture Kevin did all the dirty work

Kevin,(kroundy), cut up a mid? 90's Ski Nautique. I have this picture from him as Pete,(triathlete) and I were trying to figure out how the steering support tube was mounted into the fiberglass of the newer boats since his was loose. Don't know if this helps maybe he has other pic's that would help.

Yup, that's my plan. I was wondering if someone could give me some insight as to what the structure is going to look like under the top layer of glass before I start cutting. I.e. multiple layers of glass, some type of composite stringer, etc. only write ups I have found are for traditional wood stringer older CC's

Hey guys, I've been searching youtube, google and the forum here extensively and haven't seen anything specifically addressing the issue I'm having, although perhaps it is staring at me and I'm missing it. I have a '97 176 that I'm replacing interior and carpet in. When pulling the carpet, I've found a section of the top layer of floor glass about 2'x1' lifting, in the area between the gunwales and motor compartment. . I'm at work, so no pic right now. My question centers around what I'm going to be looking at when removing that top section of glass. If I'm correct, it is my understanding that these boats have no wooden stringers/wood in the build but I haven't found a single post showing a non wooden stringer CC having floor repair. I'm assuming I'll be finding a secondary layer of glass/glass stringers(?) under the top and foam?
To give a back story, I found this lifting several years ago, moved to Kansas where the boat sat outside in uncovered storage for the last 4 years (I know, I should be drawn and quartered, but no room in the garage and HOA doesn't permit anything other than car in driveway). The delaminating does not appear to have extended at all in that time, but I now have room at the house and she's getting the love she deserves. Plus, I'll be able to ski again now that I've got a brand new $80k knee lol. Thanks for any input!