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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
My 1986 Alumacraft Classic Deluxe project
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<blockquote data-quote="murphy67" data-source="post: 420495" data-attributes="member: 21244"><p>I ended up getting the front 2 pieces re-laid with carpet and adhesive. (forgot to take pics during the adhesive part as I was in the zone..lol)</p><p></p><p>I am using Overton's outdoor/marine carpet adhesive for this, and had read mostly positive reviews on it, with one exception being that people said it was a little thinner than they had expected. I agree this stuff is not as thick as I thought it would be, however I don't really have anything else to compare it to and after a bit of time to thicken, it was ok.</p><p></p><p>Basically after I spread all the adhesive, I gave it about 20 mins to get a bit tacky, and every few mins would re-work the trowel to test how thick it was getting. Then I had my pre-cut carpet laid on the ground face down, and carefully laid the wood onto the carpet. I then secured 2 of the 4 sides with heavy duty staples on the backside, and then flipped the boards and ran a 2x4 across to make sure I had no ripples/bubbles/etc. Then flip it back over and completed securing the other 2 sides. So far so good.</p><p></p><p>Hoping to finish the floor tonight and then can let the boards sit/cure over the weekend, and try to actually get them in and bolted down early next week. </p><p></p><p>I assume when people replace flooring, they are not trying to re-use the same holes in the aluminum ribs....so my thought was to get some 1 3/4" - 2" self tapping SS screws and thus be able to drive those through the carpet, wood, and into the aluminum in 1 pass, without pre-drilling holes and then putting the screws in. </p><p></p><p>Any thoughts/quick suggestions would be appreciated. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="murphy67, post: 420495, member: 21244"] I ended up getting the front 2 pieces re-laid with carpet and adhesive. (forgot to take pics during the adhesive part as I was in the zone..lol) I am using Overton's outdoor/marine carpet adhesive for this, and had read mostly positive reviews on it, with one exception being that people said it was a little thinner than they had expected. I agree this stuff is not as thick as I thought it would be, however I don't really have anything else to compare it to and after a bit of time to thicken, it was ok. Basically after I spread all the adhesive, I gave it about 20 mins to get a bit tacky, and every few mins would re-work the trowel to test how thick it was getting. Then I had my pre-cut carpet laid on the ground face down, and carefully laid the wood onto the carpet. I then secured 2 of the 4 sides with heavy duty staples on the backside, and then flipped the boards and ran a 2x4 across to make sure I had no ripples/bubbles/etc. Then flip it back over and completed securing the other 2 sides. So far so good. Hoping to finish the floor tonight and then can let the boards sit/cure over the weekend, and try to actually get them in and bolted down early next week. I assume when people replace flooring, they are not trying to re-use the same holes in the aluminum ribs....so my thought was to get some 1 3/4" - 2" self tapping SS screws and thus be able to drive those through the carpet, wood, and into the aluminum in 1 pass, without pre-drilling holes and then putting the screws in. Any thoughts/quick suggestions would be appreciated. :) [/QUOTE]
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