Floor repair
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Printed Date: November-15-2024 at 1:39am
Topic: Floor repair
Posted By: AlfaDon
Subject: Floor repair
Date Posted: June-04-2020 at 12:21am
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Hi all The floor on my 96 176 has a couple of soft spots, I’m guessing from years of foot traffic compressing the foam underneath the fiberglass. The foam is dry. It also has some random variations with bumps and dips that annoy me when I’m walking around on it. I’m going to be removing the carpet to replace it. Would it be possible to scrape the carpet glue and then spread a layer of epoxy to fill the low spots? Would I need to use cloth everywhere to add 1/8” ? Thanks Don Thanks Don |
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: June-04-2020 at 9:22am
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If you have soft spots maybe you can drill hole in the center & use foam-in-can to add density. Then add a layer of epoxy glass. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: AlfaDon
Date Posted: June-04-2020 at 11:50am
| Thanks. I’ve started that process to support the soft spots. But there are a lot of areas where the foam has collapsed between the stringers. The contractor in me wants to skim the floor before I put the new carpet down |
Posted By: slmskrs
Date Posted: June-11-2020 at 4:35am
I'm in the process of replacing my carpet in my '97. I notice a couple of soft spots in the floor this evening; actually in the same areas on both side of the boat. How did you determine the foam is dry? Drill a small hole? I was just planning on putting 2-3 layers of fiberglass on the areas. Should I be drilling down to check the foam? If it's wet, what can be done? ------------- Gordon '97 Ski Nautique, GT40 |
AlfaDon wrote:Posted By: AlfaDon
Date Posted: June-11-2020 at 7:51pm
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I drilled about a 1" hole and my foam was dry so I'll put in new foam and glass the top. Now that I know that my foam is dry I probably won't worry about re-glassing it, although I might use some fairing epoxy to smooth out the dip. If your's is wet you should remove the wet stuff and put it back together |
Posted By: slmskrs
Date Posted: June-11-2020 at 11:01pm
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If it's wet, how do you remove and replace it? Not through a 1" hold (I assume). ------------- Gordon '97 Ski Nautique, GT40 |
Posted By: AlfaDon
Date Posted: June-12-2020 at 12:15am
| Cut out a section large enough.to access the wet stuff. I would imagine you'll want to let it all air out after you remove the foam. If you google it you can find more information. Unless the glass is cracked and unless the boat spends a lot of time getting rained on I doubt it's wet. The foam underneath compressed with everybody jumping into the same spot, that's why it's spongy |
Posted By: slmskrs
Date Posted: June-12-2020 at 3:18am
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What kind of foam is it? Also, the soft spots are on the outside of the engine mount stringers. If I did drill and find moisture, I'd need to essentially cut where the soft area is, replace the foam, and then patch the part I cut up back in. I don't see cracks in the fiberglass, so I'm hoping it is as you say, just wear and tear; the worst spot is on the port side where people board from the dock.. ------------- Gordon '97 Ski Nautique, GT40 |
Posted By: AlfaDon
Date Posted: June-12-2020 at 4:34am
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The repair process is what you describe. Check out youtube and I'm sure you'll find some videos. Your worst spot description is where mine is. I've decided that I may do some stiffening repair but it won't be this summer I think people are using the foam in a can from the Big Box store, although there is better stuff Im sure that you buy at a marine supply house like Jamestown Distributors |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-12-2020 at 7:32am
| You won’t learn much by inspecting the top of the foam layer... even on boats that are soaked, it’s usually dry up there. You’d need to dig to the bottom to really inspect, the bottom inch or so (against the hull) will tell the real story. Of course, the delam/soft spot at the top is another issue altogether- likely unrelated to wet foam. That’s just not a failure mode that occurs- at least not that I’ve seen in these boats. Maybe don’t go digging if you don’t want to know the truth. |