JoePa Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 I just did some work on my '91 bass tracker - put in a new live well pump - to do that I had to remove the gas tank - some of the flooring was soft so I removed the carpet and rotted wood - the wood was all wet under the carpet - I know the carpet looks good but I think it stays wet longer and causes the wood to eventually rot _ I got some 3/4 " plywood and painted it with an under coat and couple layers of good outdoor paint - no carpet anymore - years ago I did the thing with the flooring in another part of the boat and it held up real good - if needed I"ll paint the floor once in awhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hack_Fisherman Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 4 hours ago, JoePa said: I just did some work on my '91 bass tracker - put in a new live well pump - to do that I had to remove the gas tank - some of the flooring was soft so I removed the carpet and rotted wood - the wood was all wet under the carpet - I know the carpet looks good but I think it stays wet longer and causes the wood to eventually rot _ I got some 3/4 " plywood and painted it with an under coat and couple layers of good outdoor paint - no carpet anymore - years ago I did the thing with the flooring in another part of the boat and it held up real good - if needed I"ll paint the floor once in awhile Do you add grit to keep it anti slip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePa Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 No - the part that I had done earlier isn't slippery - I used a flat water based paint - I generally have sneakers on or other rubber bottom shoes when in the boat - I don't know how it would be if the floor was wet and I had other type shoes on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 6:11 PM, Hack_Fisherman said: Do you add grit to keep it anti slip? As I was reading that, I was thinking the same thing. Sand blasting grain I have heard works great for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33825 Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 I did my floor a couple years back and marine ply was not worth the cost. At Robert Bury lumber they have plywood made for billboards that’s made of fir at about $60 a sheet. I know a guy that worked for the highways department who said guys would use it for floors in their boats after it was used for a billboard for ten years or so and it was still plenty strong enough. Anyway, I went this route and it was much cheaper and has not disappointed in any manner. I did cover it in vinyl as well. The vinyl cost me about $200 bucks for my 18’ boat. It was money well spent for sure. Just my opinion, Good luck with the job! Keep your hooks sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePa Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 If your worried about a slippery deck there is a produce that would take care of that - it is called Tuff Coat - non skid coating - it is rubberized deck coating polyurethane safety coating - it can be obtained at Wholesale Marine in the net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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