The Start...
http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/41072-Question-about-deck
I was finally able to get to the boat and get it out and uncovered.
So I guess this has become a "Project". I actually tore into it yesterday. I took some pic's but they are mostly to remind me where things go when I put it back together! They really do not show any progress. Well maybe some of "what was left of the carpeting" being tore up in spots.
It seems to be the original flooring in it, and it is 1/2" thick with epoxy resin and glass cloth at the joints. The flooring only really seems to be rotten/soft at the point shown in the referenced thread above and all around the ski locker. There are three pieces of plywood that make up the floor.
Has anyone here found a good way to get the resin out of the screw heads so they can be removed? Or even clean them up so you can reuse the good ones? My method right now that I tried late yesterday:
Started with a old 1" wood spade bit and a hammer. I used the point to tap in the middle of the screw and break the resin out enough to use a phillips bit and remove it. But after a quick trip to Lowes last night for some non related items I found a much better attachment for my dremel. 5/64 diamond tip Sanding wheel point works very well, they make a 3/64 which would be better but they were out of stock.
Providing the weather works out for me I will uncover the boat again and try to get some good pics of it with nearly all the interior stripped. Following that I hope to have the floor up next weekend if all goes well!
http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/41072-Question-about-deck
I was finally able to get to the boat and get it out and uncovered.
So I guess this has become a "Project". I actually tore into it yesterday. I took some pic's but they are mostly to remind me where things go when I put it back together! They really do not show any progress. Well maybe some of "what was left of the carpeting" being tore up in spots.
It seems to be the original flooring in it, and it is 1/2" thick with epoxy resin and glass cloth at the joints. The flooring only really seems to be rotten/soft at the point shown in the referenced thread above and all around the ski locker. There are three pieces of plywood that make up the floor.
Has anyone here found a good way to get the resin out of the screw heads so they can be removed? Or even clean them up so you can reuse the good ones? My method right now that I tried late yesterday:
Started with a old 1" wood spade bit and a hammer. I used the point to tap in the middle of the screw and break the resin out enough to use a phillips bit and remove it. But after a quick trip to Lowes last night for some non related items I found a much better attachment for my dremel. 5/64 diamond tip Sanding wheel point works very well, they make a 3/64 which would be better but they were out of stock.
Providing the weather works out for me I will uncover the boat again and try to get some good pics of it with nearly all the interior stripped. Following that I hope to have the floor up next weekend if all goes well!