1984 Hunter 31 Floor Board

Oct 16, 2021
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Hunter 31 San Diego
The time has finally come for me to replace a water damaged floor board. The marine carpenter is telling me to remove the old section and bring it to his shop (in tact) and he will fabricate and varnish to match. I'm planning to start the project this week. My fears is that the old board will not come up in-tack. Wish me luck!
 

JamesG161

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Feb 14, 2014
7,770
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
This is back side of the Floor [Deck per Navy Talk] in my other post.


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Note the initials from the Carpenters at Hunter Fab shop.
Jim...

PS: I will post another section that had water damage from underside soon.
PSS: Those small pieces are needed to set on FRP deck support and access Deck for the shower Sump pump.
 

JamesG161

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Feb 14, 2014
7,770
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
For reference...
MyCabin Deck.jpeg

That is the piece above.

Jim...
 

JamesG161

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Feb 14, 2014
7,770
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
I will post another section that had water damage from underside soon.
This the last Hunter Deck boards with water damage.
WaterDamage.jpeg


Hunter used plywood backer for strength. Bottom layer did separate with water soaking

I plan to clean, glue it back and varnish.
Jim...

PS: My insurance paid for the fix.
 
Oct 26, 2010
2,143
Hunter 40.5 Beaufort, SC
I just recently pulled out all the Teak & Holly cabin sole on my 1994 Hunter 40.5. I had significant damage to the underside of one of the pieces above the belly tank that leaked up through the screws holding the tank lid. I bought a 4X8 sheet of new Teak & Holly plywood from East Teak Hardwoods near Greenville SC. ($375 a sheet but luckily close enough to pick up) I used the old piece as a pattern.

I sanded the existing pieces (be careful to not sand through the veneer). It was heck getting the new piece to match in color but I got close enough its hard to tell the new from the old. I then applied a coat of Daly's Ship & Shore Sealer followed by 4 coats of Daly's Pro Fin with the last 2 coats applied by a very soft bristle brush. Below are the pictures of finished floor installed (but not yet screwed down). Reflections are the bright spots you see. Boat is not all put together yet as I just got them in last Friday. It was a LOT of work but I'm happy with the results.

Next job will be to touch up the bulkheads and cabinets with Daly's Sea Fin Teak Oil.

The closeup is where the old piece butts up to the new piece.
 

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Jun 21, 2004
2,888
Beneteau 343 Slidell, LA
I applied a coat of Daly's Ship & Shore Sealer followed by 4 coats of Daly's Pro Fin with the last 2 coats applied by a very soft bristle brush.
Great results Smokey! I stripped the sole on my old boat, a Hunter 33.5, and refinished with Daly's Pro Fin. Was really pleased with the outcome. Daly's product is good stuff!
 
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Mar 20, 2011
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Hunter 31_83-87 New Orleans
we have the same boat. a few years back i replaced the entire teak and holly cabin sole. Your best friend will be a good "nubby" or short handled Phillips screwdriver. You will have to remove all seating areas and settee cabinetry in order to get to the sole. These are attached by brass screws that hold the cleats down and the cabinetry to the cleat. Once these are removed, the main salon sole is in two pieces. One fore/aft to starboard and one to port. the difficult ones are the portside under the chart table and on starboard side for galley. You'll have to remove other teak trim in order to get to the galley side sole. with some help, you can lift up the chart table area and slide (with some wrangling) and remove intact. cabinetry opposite the sink area is a bit tough as well. You'll have to remove the wooden cleats along the bottom of the cabinet unit.

i replaced with teak and holly plywood sheets from a local lumber yard that stocked this material. the main cabin areas are 3/4" thick and V berth is 1/2".

once i had the sole removed, I used it as a template to cut out new sole. be careful when reinstalling. The hulls aren't very thick and when drilling and counter sinking the screws into the liner, be sure to set the depth on your drill bit. amazing what an 1/8" pilot hole can do when piercing the hull haha. Good thing for marine epoxy and a yard with quick haul capabilities. Before reinstalling new cabin sole, seal all edges and underboard with a good epoxy.

One final note, while you have all the cabinetry removed, I suggest installing an inspection plate on port and starboard side below each rod support for chain plate so you can better inspect this attachment point. the inspection "window" that hunter has is not sufficient to determine rust and failure point. this is where mine broke off causing rig failure.
 

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