Deck Raising Methods

[mvhull]

Hey all,
With the new weight of four strokes we all know about, deck raising seems to be pretty common. I was wondering, could someone tell me the different methods of raising the deck, maybe one in which I don't remove the old deck. It might follow the idea of this restoration blog, http://www.classicseacraft.com/peter...220/index.html

Thanks guys,
Mike

[1bayouboy]

I haven't done it on my Tsunami yet....but I plan to cut out pieces of the existing floor so that a grid is left, coat it with a resin or epoxy, then put strips on it to raise it. I was thinking the ribbing would give a lot of rigidity. It'll be a lot of jigsaw time. I haven't decided on a floor material yet....but I'm leaning towards 1/2 inch ply and hoping the ribbing and glass layers would make it really stiff.