[Rhodes22-list] Floor Boards

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Sun Jan 8 15:25:14 EST 2012 

Plasteak in Akron, OH, has a similar product.

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Frone Crawford <fcrawford0707 at aol.com>wrote:

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> Some years ago I took up the rug and laid down a teak and holly veneer,
> which came in 4 x 8 panels.  I don't recall the name of the company,but it
> was loacted in FL.  It was something like "Teak Concepts".  I laid it down
> (after making a tracing and cutting accordingly) in two pieces, split
> lengthwise down the middle.
>   Frone Crawford
>   s/v Sunday Morning.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: R22RumRunner <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> To: rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2012 1:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Floor Boards
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>
> It would only make sense if you enjoyed pain and endless hours of
> aintenance. Marine plywood and carpet is low maintenance and much cheaper
> than
> teak. How about that. It's past noon. Time for a libation and football.
>
> ummy
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> n a message dated 1/8/2012 9:22:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> 22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com writes:
>
> hris,
> ny thoughts on doing this project using teak as the  flooring instead of
> lywood & carpet?  I was thinking about something  like that because it
> would
> eally look a lot better.  Would that make any  sense?
> K
>
>  Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 11:52:23 -0800
>  From: ccowie at cowieassociates.com
>  To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Floor  Boards
>
>
>  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
> ave 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
> '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
> ant
>  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
> ith
>  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
> ou'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
> ith
>  >> 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
> ill
>  >> let Stan know for future  reference. I wonder if I can easily get all
> f
>  >> 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
> upported.
>  >>> The only approved unsupported use in in walls,  such as for a shower
> ile
>  >>> 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
> ver the
>  >>>> center board trunk. Stan replaced them  with plywood that was heavily
>  >>>> coated
>  >>>> with what I think is polyurethan. These boards feel much  stronger
> nd
>  >>>> 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
> n
>  >>>> 3'x5'
>  >>>> > sheets.
>  >>>> >
>  >>>>
> ttp://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/products_backerboard_halfInch.shtml
>  >>>> <snip>
>  >>>>
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