[Rhodes22-list] Floor Boards

[Lance Horne]

I have a 2007 and the cabin sole appears to be marine grade plywood. It does not have a poly treatment but remains in very condition. Thanks for the heads up. Lance

--- On Fri, 1/6/12, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:

> From: Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Floor Boards
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 5:06 PM
> The original cabin soles (the floors)
> were made from 3/4" plywood.  When I
> replaced the sole in the 1981, I used oak plywood from a
> lumber company ($45
> 4'x8'x3/4" at Home Depot, Lowes, etc.) coated with
> polyester resin,
> especially the edges (and cuts).  Mix the resin and
> brush or roll it on
> (several thin coats are better than one thick one). 
> The floor has lasted
> over 20 years without problem.
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]
> On Behalf Of Geoff Farrell
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:35 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Floor Boards
> 
> The same thing happened to two of my boards, including the
> one over the
> center board trunk. Stan replaced them with plywood that
> was heavily coated
> with what I think is polyurethan. These boards feel much
> stronger and have
> held up well. Geoff
> 
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:13 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > The floor boards in my boat are a bit spongy and the
> small center panel
> > that
> > is located directly over the center board trunk has
> cracked.  The original
> > material is 1/2" thick HardieBackerR 500 Board that is
> available in 3'x5'
> > sheets.
> > http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/products_backerboard_halfInch.shtml
> > The adjacent floor board has a cut out for the table
> base hardware and
> > while
> > it has not yet cracked it feels a bit spongy. 
> The HardieBacker seems like
> > a
> > good product because of its mold resistant quality and
> is relatively
> > inexpensive.  I plan to purchase a new sheet of
> board to replace both the
> > small failed area and the adjacent spongy piece. 
> Does anyone recomend an
> > alternate material and should I consider some sort of
> reinforcing strips
> to
> > glue to the underside to the new boards to make them
> stiffer?  What is a
> > good source and material for carpet replacement?
> > --
> > View this message in context:
> > http://old.nabble.com/Floor-Boards-tp33095480p33095480.html
> > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at
> Nabble.com.
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> >
> > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing
> list and archives go
> > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> > __________________________________________________
> >
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> 
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list
> and archives go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
> 
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> 
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list
> and archives go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
>