I have 2- 1972 23's. I completely gutted removed cap , opened up the stringers and removed the foam, cut the top off the keel and removed the wood core on the yellow boat.
Unexpectedly, my buddy decided not to keep his 23' after his deck delaminated from the potter puddy and needed the floor replaced. I just bought this boat and put the banana boat on hold.
This boat has had the transom replaced , Armstrong bracket added and has 2 2005 Yamaha 4 stroke 150's. Great boat, made many crossings from Ft Pierce to Grand, Bahamas before the almost 50 year old floor gave it up. Boat was built to spend extended time away with a 150 gallon tank moved completely forward against the step up.
I removed the gas tank hatch and cut out the right forward floor last week end and plan on removing the port side this weekend. I am still in the planning stages on the replacement. I do want to keep a gas tank hatch and I am trying to figure on how to keep the very large rear floor hatch/ door. This large hatch allowed great bilge access and also housed a custom box for storage. I will send some pics.
This my first go at a new floor, just trying to put a band aid on her and get ready for a family Keys trip this summer.
Current plan is to bond glassed plywood on top of existing puddy to get to the same level as the before and then raise deck 2" with Nida Core and glass. I wanted to stay all composite but the ply gives me something to screw into to secure the console and the tee top back to the stringer for strength. Still figuring it out , but also thinking on getting a mechanical means of bolting the ply wood to the stringer for extra peace of mind , using ceramic transom pour. I got this pic somewhere that is similar...trying to post.
Open to any ideas or input , as mentioned this is my first floor.
Thanks everyone for this wealth of knowledge.
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