Aluminum Boat Floor Cupping

I would like to add a floor to the inside of the boat and a casting dock up front and am wondering if anyone has experience doing.

Aluminum boat floor cupping.

I own a 14 deep v lund fishing boat 3 bench seats riveted on currently. March 4 2011 at 4 41 pm 1271111. Some boats have a plastic or rubber sheet as a barrier others use pipe wrap tape thick tape similar to electrical tape. Put down some styrofoam and glue fiberglass rv siding sheet to it and the stringers ribs.

Put down some styrofoam and glue fiberglass rv siding sheet to it and the stringers ribs. The simplest way to think of wood floor cupping is to imagine the edges of each plank sticking up higher than the centers. Post by whito1 tue mar 30 2004 11 32 am i am the proud owner of a 5 25mtr ally craft open dingy i would like some information about false flooring. Coat all side and the edges of the wood with paint.

What i need to know is can i weld a plate floor into a pressed alloy boat. The flooring creates a dead air space just above the hull s bottom that can add bouyancy to a boat made from materials with no inherent bouyancy such as fiberglass steel or aluminum. You can up grade the plywood and even use pt but with pt you need to use something between the aluminum and the wood to prevent corrosion. If it can be done is there any tricks i need to know.

The main advantage of fiberglass is that it can be easily modeled to be used with any type of floor design. If you imagine a picture of a child drawing a boat in the water then the water will give you a good idea of what a cupped floor looks like. In this video i explain how i cut and laid the carpet t. Either way an upgrade as simple as changing your boat floor covering is one that can breathe new life into your sea baby.

Thats an excellent idea you could even use like 0 050 aluminum over it. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. Whether you have a fast boat to take the family out wake boarding or a luxuriously beautiful yacht that you are going travel the world in every decision that you make is an important one. The main disadvantage of aluminum is the initial cost.

It ends up looking a little like an accordion. Adding a floor to a 14 lund aluminum boat. The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull. This is an update video on the carpeting progress on my side console to tiller aluminum boat project.