Has anyone removed the teak/holly plywood from the cabin sole? I ask because the 365 I'm in the process of buying has a T/H sole that is shot. The veneer is far too thin for refinishing and is lifting in several areas. My understanding is that the teak/holly sole was an option and that the FG sole below it is perfectly strong for its intended purpose. How is the T/H plywood bonded to the FG sole? Be interested in hearing what experiences anyone's had with this kind of a project. My intention is not to re-install a new T/H sole.
Seems like a lot of work to me. Just from the surface, how did this happen? was the boat neglected a bunch of years. It would seem to me that if the floor was messed up that there would be lots of other stuff wrong to with the structure. Hope not though. I wish there was more activity on this site.
Amity, the T/H plywood is screwed to the fiberglass cabin sole at 6" - 8" intervals along edges and along joints. It is not glued, just screwed. When you remove the screws, you'll likely break the heads off some. Just use vice-grips to unscrew the broken screws.
The fiberglass sole has molded nonskid, just like the desk and cabin sole in the head. If you remove the plywood, you'll have screw holes to fill and, maybe, some rotten core if water got in. The fiberglass sole is a sandwich of 3/4" balsa with about 1/8" fiberglass layer on the underside and a skinny 3/16 layer on top, that has the nonskid.
Thanks P69! Jury's still out about what we'll do with the sole but nice to know what to expect when the trigger is pulled.
Cheers!
Mine is a bunch of cork tiles that have probably given good service but now need replacing.
I was going to get them off and just bond a new surface on, probably fake holly and oak but of good quality.
If your core is relaively ok why not just repair it and bond a new deck on?
Done.
I have no idea what you ended up putting down? Process?
thats a good question ...
https://www.remodelista.com/posts/diy-new-england-splatter-painted-floors/
Four colors on black.
I admire the departure from the usual teak and holly overlay. Not sure I'd have the courage, but it looks good and a heck of a lot less work to maintain.