The boards would appear more expensive until you consider.
Aluminum thickness for boat floor.
I ve been wanting to use aluminum insted of plywood for my jon boat floor.
A solid aluminum panel with the stiffness of 3 4 inch ply would be very expensive.
Very durable light very expensive.
Ondarvr mar 31 2008 4.
Carpeted full floor between seats.
The floor extends between the two thwart bench seats and also to a smller low floor at the bow.
My aluminum jet boat has a honeycomb floor and is completely sealed but the cost is high for these products.
I m thinking of using 1 16 the u braces on the floor and sides are about 1 foot apart and 2 inches wide.
But i have been looking around and there are more types of aluminum than i ever thought of.
Great things take time.
What do you guys think about the type and thickness to use.
Any plywood that was as strong as boards 3 4 thick would be the same thickness and the cost would be about 1 50 per square foot.
Aluminum floor and deck thickness post by leelatt 23 apr 2012 01 12 i m planning on starting my decking and flooring project on my tracker 1542 next weekend the only thing i haven t decided on is what thickness i need login to view the rest of this post.
Most of what i have used is about 1 4 or 5 16 thick.
There are several honeycomb cores like nida core made for marine use that work well with fiberglass facings in polyester resin.
After years of research quintrex has released the apex hull design set to revolutionize the boating industry.
We bought the foamulate board at lowe s link.
Honeycomb core aluminum panels are made for use in aircraft floors.
The weight with starboard will be less than plywood or aluminum.