[Rhodes22-list] Floor Boards

[cowie]

Lee: Marble might be a bit on the heavy side.  I am on my boat, nice 60ish
degree weather, too bad it's not in the water.  I took apart the floor
boards and sketched up the existing pattern to cut new 3/4" boards from
marrine plywood that I will coat with several thin layers of poly.  I have a
couple of questions.  Why did Stan use 7 boards (see enclosed sketch A, B,
C, D, E, F, G).  I think it's probably  because the hardboard comes in 3'x5'
sheets.  The marine plywood will be a 4'x8' sheet and I think it would be
better to install five boards (see enclosed sketch A, B, C, D, E) but I want
to make sure I am not missing anything.  Another minor issue is that the
1/2" hardboards are actually 3/8" and will be replaced with 3/4" wood
pushing the wood centerboard enclosure up slightly.  I can either live with
a slight slope or cut down the wood centerboard enclosure 1/4".  Any
thoughts or input on the board pattern would be appreciated.

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Leland wrote:
> 
> 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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