Floor : Hull : Liner Structural Build ?

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Originally Posted by strick

I would venture to say that full contact between the two is a mute point and not necessary in the hulls structural integrity. Remember these boats were built like tanks.... all three parts. If you take the same precautions when building a new floor you should be fine. Some are using a new "Glue" that is out there designed for bonding the deck to the stringers forget what it's called.....I'm wondering if thats even necessary seeing how long Potters method lasted. You will gain an appreciation and great respect for "Potter putty" when you tear out your deck just sayin

strick

Methacrylate. thats what i used for my floor to stringer joint and thats what many boat builders use for bonding floors to stringers. good for cyclical shock loads, large gap filling properties, and bonds well with unprepped surfaces (doesnt hurt to prep anyway ).

100% contact is great but as others have said, is not totally necessary. If say, 50% contact is enough to resist the loads and equally strong to mechanical fastening at X" O.C. (not good for boats, but preferred by engineers over adhesives in most disciplines) everything above 50% is for good measure.