Weak Floor-gctid406178

[Guest]

I've noticed the floor in front of engine box is very weak on my 1999 Bayliner Capri 1950. This is the only place that I can feel give in the floor. I've never done any work like this on my boat, what is the procedure and how hard of a job is it to replace a section of flooring? Thanks for any advice

[joebooa]

I suggest you remove the carpet in that section and check for rot. Once you establish how bad it is replace with marine plywood and seal especially the ends.

[88fourwinns]

go over to www.iboats.com and look in the restoration section, there are many threads there on floor (sole or deck in boat terms) repair. Keep in mind that a soft deck is often the tip of the iceberg, as I found out about 6 years ago, mine turned into a big project, hopefully yours is just a partial deck repair...

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