thomasr
Member
First off, I heartedly applaud all of you folks. Your ingenuity, resourcefulness and creativity are truly inspiring. So inspiring in fact that you motivated me to transform my own 1442 Skeeter. I wanted to put a raised deck in the front. Not very high, half way up maybe, even with the top of front bench, from the back of the front bench all the way till the front deck. The pic will give you an idea what I’m talking about.
I have an issue though. Maybe somebody here has encountered it and can help me out with a way forward. Obviously I’d love to be able to use a single piece of plywood, however the area I need to cover is 51X54. I’m thinking it is better to just use two pieces split down the middle. But how do I get the structural rigidity back in the center? Is there another option I’m overlooking? I’ll be covering it with carpet if that matters so how it looks under the carpet won’t bother me. The angle of the front two ribs concerns me a little. The plywood, in whatever fashion I cut it will have kind of slide forward as it’s going down, not straight down. Thoughts on that? I appreciate your ideas.
I have an issue though. Maybe somebody here has encountered it and can help me out with a way forward. Obviously I’d love to be able to use a single piece of plywood, however the area I need to cover is 51X54. I’m thinking it is better to just use two pieces split down the middle. But how do I get the structural rigidity back in the center? Is there another option I’m overlooking? I’ll be covering it with carpet if that matters so how it looks under the carpet won’t bother me. The angle of the front two ribs concerns me a little. The plywood, in whatever fashion I cut it will have kind of slide forward as it’s going down, not straight down. Thoughts on that? I appreciate your ideas.