How hard is it to put a new floor in a regular bass boat?

Question

How hard is it to put a new floor in a regular bass boat?

Answer 1

First off Nix the skill Saw, Remove the interior and carpet, With a dermal cut the Fiberglass on the floor about a 1/2 away from the side all the way around the floor to be replaced, not to deep ,only the thickness of the glass,( about 1/8 Inch)   now with a screwdriver peal the fiberglass sheet off of the old plywood, remove the old ply floor ( should be easy) if you have any holes or notches make a template first out of Poster board, Throw nothing away until you are finished, the rest is just plenty of measuring and trimming,

Sounds easy on Paper.

Good luck and I know you will have fun.

Answer 2

As oppossed to an "ir-regular bass boat?"

Some will need fiberglassing, some use only carpeted plywood. The latter is simple, glassing a bit more complex but still "do-able".

It's not real hard but you do need a good working area, and proper tools. I just re-floored a 17' tri-hull in a couple of days.

Go to Google and type in this; Fiberglass boat floor replacement, Many good site will come up.

Also check out these guys; http://www.fiberglasssite.com/servlet/St...

That's where I got all my glass supplies. Use the cheaper polyester resin, and I used the 2 ounce chopped strand matting. It was a fun project, and well worth the effort.

Also, rather than using marine grade plywood, or exterior, I used pressure treated ply. On the site above click on the Fiberglassing decks thread. Good info there.

Answer 3

plywood...glue...screws...fiber glass mat and resin..some tools....should be easy

Answer 4

It's not an easy job. If your a good woodworker, with a complete shop and "know what your doing"  think about the cost Vs. benefits.  It may well be you could purchase a similar boat with a sound floor, for far less that the replacement on your current boat.