[Rhodes22-list] Floor Boards

[Leland]

Chris,

Even though you've gotten about 20 years worth of sailing in those 3
seasons, with all the Rhodes you've sold for Stan at the boat shows you'd
think he'd give you a free marble floor if you'd ask for it.

Comments like this is what keeps Stan so young.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD



cowie wrote:
> 
> I agree that hardiebacker is not intended for horizontal floor type
> applications.  It sounds like I may want to consider replaceing them with
> marine plywood.  My boat is only 3 seasons old, 2009 model so it seems
> like the hardiboard may not have been the right material to use.  I will
> let Stan know for future reference.  I wonder if I can easily get all of
> the floor boards out and replaced without having to take apart other parts
> of the interior?
> 
> 
> rgesner wrote:
>> 
>> Hardiebacker, even the 1/2", is not intended to be used structually
>> unsupported like that. When used for floors, it must be fully supported.
>> The only approved unsupported use in in walls, such as for a shower tile
>> backer board.
>>  - Rusty
>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Geoff Farrell
>> <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> 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 HardieBacker® 500 Board that is available in
>>> 3'x5'
>>> > sheets.
>>> >
>>> http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/products_backerboard_halfInch.shtml
>>> <snip>
>>>
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