Inflatable boat - missing floorboards

[Steve]

We took our Achilles SU-12 inflatable out of storage today - ready to go to Emerald Bay next week - someone has stolen back 4 floorboards. Anyone have any experience replacing these?What about using thick plexi-glass instead?Dinghy store in LA wanted 0.648 BU for a set.I think we can cut something ouselves...probably for less.

 

[roger]

boards

Plexi is expensive. Try 1/4 inch waterproof plywood if it is abailable. Or non waterproof 1/4 inch and coat with clear fiberglass resin. Make a tempelate out of corregated cardboard, illustration board or foam core from an art supply store to make sure the boards will fit. Also try the inflatable store on Washington a few stores north of Lincoln. they might have something.....sorry i can't remember the name. Enjoy emarld. We like 4th of July better....less rocky but of curse not as pretty....

 

[Steve]

Inflatable boards

Thanks Roger.Debusk is going to cut some marine plywood for us and I made aluminum H channels by welding together two C-Channels back to back. I tried the inflatable store - is it dolphin?? (don't remember) and Anderson's both estimated $700 for ordering from Achilles. So far Aluminum $15 / Welding $45 / Wood and cut about $150....