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12-18-2007, 10:56 PM
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1984 23 floor project
Bought this 23 at the beginning of summer. The transom is closed in and the floor was redone. Kept noticing some cracks appearing in the flor in various places so we decided to check out the floor, expecting to find rotten wood. Found the actual plywood in floor was in great shape. The floor was not secured to the stringer system at all. This was causing flex and cracks. The floor we removed was on top of a lip left from the original floor. We plan to install the next floor on top of the last one for future 4 stoke engine. Will be getting some advice from knowledgeable boat repairmen on what to do next. I'm assuming these are the original fiberglass stringers. I've included some pics. Any suggestions are welcome as we plan to take the winter to complete. Our thinking is to glass strips of marine plywood on top of the stringers level with the bottom of the plywood we plan to install for the floor. Pic of last king fishing trip. 9 kings biggest 35 lbs.
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12-19-2007, 01:34 AM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
It looks like who ever replaced the original floor filled the boat with foam. You technically do not have a bilge in that boat. In my opinion this is too much foam. Water will eventually find it's way into the foam and stay trapped in there and then you will have a water logged boat much like the old whalers. They even filled the raceways (seen in the second pic). Dig out some of that foam so you at least have a bilge and then replace the floor like you have described by building up the stringers and you will be fine.
strick
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12-19-2007, 07:19 PM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
Thanks. That's what we were thinking. We are in the process of removing as much as we can. Have already seen some wet foam in the back area. Will keep some pics posted. The job they did on the transom is perfect. The work was done from a guy that works for Jupiter Boats. Will be covering over the baitwell and installing a good quality hatch to reuse.
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01-03-2008, 01:29 AM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
The past couple of days I have cleaned up all the foam so I could see what I was dealing with. Had a buddy come by to help point me in the right direction. I believe I am going to cut out what seems to be the rolls of glass, seen in pic, and put in some ribs, from the hull to the stringer and eventually to the new floor. Putting in some 45 in the corners for water drainage. Then, thinking of putting some glassed in 2x4's cross ways, every 2 feet, to tie the new floor to. Fill in holes with new foam where I dug it out. Plan on keeping the baitwell setup and putting smaller lid on and filling in holes. Put some news rigging tubes in and start sanding this thing top to bottom, bottom paint also. Any suggestions or comments are appreciated... Maybe by April it will be done....
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03-02-2008, 02:19 AM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
The past month I have had the bottom sode blasted and put in all the ribs and screwed the floor down. Fixed the holes in the baitwell in the floor. Patched the holes where the thru-holes were. Filled in the holes where a metal strip ran around the liner. Fixed the fishbox drain. Replaced gas lines. Cut out part of the liner at the transom to make it more flush and clean looking. It was where the original boxes met the new transom enclosure.Had the floor glassed in today by a buddy of mine. Should get it back Monday to start sanding and fairing the whole boat.
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#6
03-04-2008, 12:58 AM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
The floor has been glassed in... Any one have recommendations about tying in the console... It does not have a lip or anything... I had to cut it out because it was glassed in previously...
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03-05-2008, 10:32 PM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
Thanks El Capitan.... This is the first time tackling something like this.... Plenty of stuff to do... Going to set it on some blocks and stands tomorrow... SANDING....
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#9
03-15-2008, 06:41 PM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
These are the new hatches across the transom and cut out the hole for the livewell.. Sanded the bottom and faired it out.. Ended up not being that bad.
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03-16-2008, 01:12 PM
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Re: 1984 23 floor project
Your working conditions look similar to mine before I had the shop built. It's tough working in the dirt. Looks like it's coming along nicely. Did you build the hatches? keep the pics coming.
strick
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