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Old 12-09-2013, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by fishmore2013 View Post
Too late on the floor-I bought 4 sheets of 3/4" marine plywood($99 each), from all the reading on the site I thought 3 coats of resin on the bottom, then 1 layer of mat and one layer of cloth on the top... ...I thought this was a cost effective decent floor...
If you want to use plywood, and you want it to last, I suggest laminating both sides with glass and use epoxy resin. Polyester resin is not impervious to moisture, and resin without glass in it isn't much better than paint, just more expensive.

Joel Shine, the moderator of this section of the forum, can give you good advice. His business specializes in boat kits with wood/epoxy construction. Done right, it's a good, economical construction method. Or you could post on their forum and ask for advice there (http://forums.bateau2.com/index.php). There are some good guys over there with experience in wood/epoxy that may be helpful.
Dave
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