joeltjen10
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Hey all,
I started my Crestliner rebuild back in November and have been chipping away a little bit at a time. When I bought the boat 9 years ago it came with a few soft spots so I replaced a few sections with treated plywood and cheap carpet. The past couple years other areas of the floor began to get soft so I decided it was time to replace those as well. during this round of research I learned the treated plywood might be a problem with the aluminum. So I went to work removing the floor to see what I'd find. After tearing out the floor I came up with some extra changes that I wanted to make
1. Replace all flooring with 3/4" Marine Grade Plywood covered with epoxy Resin
2. Replace all wood in the bow with 3/4" Marine Grade Plywood covered with epoxy Resin
3. Reconfigure the bow to accommodate the trolling motor batteries (moving from the transom to the bow for better weight balance) and maximize the storage. This will require that I have the bow seats replaced with new and removable seats so the bow can be a fishing platform or seating. This also requires that I replace the live well.
4. Since most of the vinyl panels are attached to the flooring I've decided to replace all side panels and the vinyl with 1/2" exterior grade plywood sealed with an oil based primer.
5. New pedestal seats have been purchased and will be installed. The pictures show 4 pedestal seats but up until October I only had 2 pedestal seats and 1 back to back seat.
After removing the flooring I found that most of the foam was in acceptable condition so I won't need to remove that.
Here are a few pictures of what it looked like before I started tearing it apart, the reconfigured bow, and a few progress pictures along the way including all of the wood being covered with Primer and the first pieces covered with epoxy resin.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMfaHGc9Rb81pB2IfYQoauUUd89WWoyxDNkshfeOeiHeEjFFBSDh-a4Y2zsANKtmA?key=REoxaTVNQ3JCeHplQkstX1FuczFZZTBjR3JSZ1hn
I started my Crestliner rebuild back in November and have been chipping away a little bit at a time. When I bought the boat 9 years ago it came with a few soft spots so I replaced a few sections with treated plywood and cheap carpet. The past couple years other areas of the floor began to get soft so I decided it was time to replace those as well. during this round of research I learned the treated plywood might be a problem with the aluminum. So I went to work removing the floor to see what I'd find. After tearing out the floor I came up with some extra changes that I wanted to make
1. Replace all flooring with 3/4" Marine Grade Plywood covered with epoxy Resin
2. Replace all wood in the bow with 3/4" Marine Grade Plywood covered with epoxy Resin
3. Reconfigure the bow to accommodate the trolling motor batteries (moving from the transom to the bow for better weight balance) and maximize the storage. This will require that I have the bow seats replaced with new and removable seats so the bow can be a fishing platform or seating. This also requires that I replace the live well.
4. Since most of the vinyl panels are attached to the flooring I've decided to replace all side panels and the vinyl with 1/2" exterior grade plywood sealed with an oil based primer.
5. New pedestal seats have been purchased and will be installed. The pictures show 4 pedestal seats but up until October I only had 2 pedestal seats and 1 back to back seat.
After removing the flooring I found that most of the foam was in acceptable condition so I won't need to remove that.
Here are a few pictures of what it looked like before I started tearing it apart, the reconfigured bow, and a few progress pictures along the way including all of the wood being covered with Primer and the first pieces covered with epoxy resin.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMfaHGc9Rb81pB2IfYQoauUUd89WWoyxDNkshfeOeiHeEjFFBSDh-a4Y2zsANKtmA?key=REoxaTVNQ3JCeHplQkstX1FuczFZZTBjR3JSZ1hn