20 Seacraft; need help with a couple things

[mjl]

Hi everyone, i been a huge seacraft fan & forum lurker for years. A while ago i picked up a 1999 20 seacraft and love the boat. The boat has a few issues, the most important being a few spots on the floor that are starting to get a little soft.
I've read about some injection products, but not really sure if thats the right thing to do here.

pic attached of the spots.

thanks for looking!
Mike

[mrobertson]

The injection process is easy, the bigger issue is figuring out how to match that molded non-skid.

[Jgarc091]

Gibco and Mas epoxies sell flex-mold for non skid like that. Also there are youtube videos on how to do it, Good Luck

[Blue197320]

i think personally you should see how wet the core material is and how far the wetness has spread. its not a huge job to grind that skin off or cut it off and replace the core and reuse the skin.

[Jgarc091]

I agree with Blue^^^ first priority should be to remove and replace the core material that has been compromised otherwise in a couple years it will probably be noticeably worse

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Blue197320

i think personally you should see how wet the core material is and how far the wetness has spread. its not a huge job to grind that skin off or cut it off and replace the core and reuse the skin.

Ditto Evan. Got any more shirts?

Save your skin.

[Blue197320]

actually sandy i do...

[Islandtrader]

Before you grind or cut the skin off, I would take a nylon hammer or use the top of a big screwdriver and go around and tap the floor. If the floor sounds good except where the cracks are, just fix the cracks. If it is a large area then you might want to do Blue suggests.

[mjl]

Thanks to everyone who replied, you guys are awesome. I'll do a little more investigating in the next couple days and see how far out the core may be wet. right now, only one of the round cracks seems wet (when i puch my heel on it a little water sqeezes out...) There are a few more similar looking spots, but they don't seem saturated yet...

is this year suspectable to transom core rot?

thanks again, mike

[mnwnvc]

I have three or four soft spots in my 20 and am thinking of a teak or mohogany overlay to avoid cutting up the original deck. West systems outlines a method for no screws or plugs in their tech info. I know weight is always a consideration but time and materials is also. I would give up 2 mph foe a good looking wood cover without cutting up the original deck.