Floor and Transom Materials

bbh57 · #1 01-04-2007, 02:47 PM

Ok guys whats the best for floor and transom. Coosa, Nidacore somthing else? I know about the cost differances. My son may be running this boat in 30 yrs and I want it to last.

FELLOW-SHIP · #2 01-04-2007, 03:59 PM

Everything can be a personal preference. I re did my boat back in 2001 and used marine plywood. Today if I was going to do the Best material for 30 + more years without re doing I would probably use Coosa on the transom but on the deck because of screws not through bolted on a CC 23 footer I would probably use two materials for the lamination a strip of marine plywood 8” wide closes to the center line for screwing the CC and T-top into with sheet metal screws and the rest of the deck your choice of composite material which would not require any attachments screws. I will be 60 yrs soon and only got approx 10 more years before I will be forced to let her go so the plywood will last longer than my owner ship will.

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thehermit · #3 01-04-2007, 04:07 PM

Fellowship,
On a un-related topic....
I caught your TV commercial for the first time last week. CLASSIC!
Way to go!

Bryan A. · #4 01-04-2007, 09:16 PM

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I will be 60 yrs soon and only got approx 10 more years before I will be forced to let her go so the plywood will last longer than my owner ship will.

Shut up. My friends Dad was 94 when he died last year and he fished right up to the end. Every day. And that's up here in Connecticut where it is cold, not sunny Florida. So I don't want to here this nonsense about selling Seacrafts anytime soon! Besides who is going to represent us on TV??

edloh · #5 01-05-2007, 08:05 AM

i just bought some Coosa Bluewater 25 from Fisherman Supply in New Orleans, had it shipped directly from Coosa to me. It cost a couple of hundred more than marine plywood but i figure that the cost is minimal considering i do not have to mess with the transom every again. Cost of glass , resin, labor would make this difference even smaller.

FELLOW-SHIP · #6 01-05-2007, 11:41 AM

Ha Hermit
Thanks for the complement I just wanted to broadcast Classic SeaCrafts the best way I could.

And as for you Bryan, Can’t a guy feel sorry for himself around here?? Boy this is a tuff house.

FellowShip

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Bryan A. · #7 01-05-2007, 03:29 PM

Sorry Fellowship

, Remember its Northerners cranky season.

jwclbi · #8 01-05-2007, 11:43 AM

BBH57, I recently did the deack on my 73 SF and used a product recomended by a comercial boat builder called penske board. It comes in a 4 x 8 sheet, variable thickness. It will not absorb water, very strong and is not much heavier than plywood. I chose it because while sealing screws into the deck with 5200 i find water can eventually get in. Hope this helps.

bbh57 · #9 01-05-2007, 05:05 PM

Thats my problem with going back to plywood. I thought I read that Warthog had drilled a larger hole filled it with glass then made the screw hole in the center of that to avoid the contact but you still have to worry about the edges on hatch opening cut-outs. Ive been thinking about a alum. plate under the floor material (Composite) tapped for screws beneath the t-top

bigeasy1 · #10 01-05-2007, 05:46 PM

Well,i'm a new guy to the board,and will be turning 60 at the end of the month.I'm in the beginning stages of restoration on a 74 Tsunami.I've got quite a bit done,but am now removing the half rotted plywood from the transom.Every time i start on it,i say to myself,i must be nuts doing this at my age.
I restored a couple other boats in years past (wood&alum.)and said i would never do it again,but then this damm Seacraft came along.
When i'm relaxing or going to bed,i try to think how great it's going to be when it's finished,and that i actually have a boat i searched years for.
As for my age,i'll use the same reasoning as the cost of the restoration,"screw it".One of my buddies who fishes with us is 72 and smokes a couple packs of cigarettes a day,and likes a few beers.He has more energy than most of us.
As for the transom,i'm using marine plywood,mostly because i'm comfortable working with it, and had good luck with it in the past,I also have a specialty plywood wholesaler close to me where i can buy it at a good price.
Lets see,30 years transom life,hmm' 60+30=90 No Problem.

PS. thanks to all of you for a great site and great info.