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These cross members are intended to provide stiff support to the large floor panel directly above in a pontoon boat. a 20′ pontoon will have 5 or 6 sheets of 4′ x 8′ floor panel comprising the floor with 5 or 6 major seams.. Leave a three-inch trim of old flooring around the edge of your boat. this will ensure you do not puncture the side of your boat while removing the old flooring, but more importantly, it will serve as a sturdy support for the new floor since it is molded into the framework of the boat.. A common source of problems on open runabouts and pontoon boats is the cockpit floor or deck. this part of the boat is usually just a layer of plywood screwed down to the top of stringers and frames. many have a layer of carpet or vinyl flooring material glued onto the plywood..
The teak may be planking laid on the plywood. it's not soft, it' has bowed over the years. the entire floor is bowed in (sagged). i was planning to use a car jack and push the floor up from inside the aft cabin using the stringers for vertical support and then install a header made out if white oak.. Boat floor replacement ricksos1. loading... unsubscribe from ricksos1? stringer removal on the sea ray 220 br boat restoration vlog #8 - duration: 11:59. friscoboater's garage 80,302 views.. A boat floor is not meant to have nails in it and doing so weakens the structure. it also creates spaces where water can get deeper into the boat, the floor, and other areas. even a gap as small as a nail head can wreak havoc on an otherwise healthy boat so when replacing flooring, avoid nailing altogether..
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