Greetings, I am re-posting in the hopes that someone can help now: We are looking at a 1974 Ranger 33. The current floor is fiberglass with no wood sole. I have seen other Ranger 33s with teak/holly sole. Can it be done? Any guess-timates as to how much it might cost to have a teak/holly sole installed? Anyone ever do it? I am not too very handy, so I'd need to get an expert to do it. Thanks, Richard
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Most production boats that have teak and holly floors are plywood veneer. Some like Catalina use removable panels that are 1/4" think. Hunter uses 3/4" plywood that is under all the cabinets and bunks so you get to strip out the entire cabin to replace it when it rots. I'd suggest you get some of the thin 1/4 plywood veneer stuff and cut removable panels to be placed like Catalina does. That way you can remove them when they need varnish. Overall it is a bad idea and I would never consider doing it. Buy a nice throw rug and go sailing.
Most production boats that have teak and holly floors are plywood veneer. Some like Catalina use removable panels that are 1/4" think. Hunter uses 3/4" plywood that is under all the cabinets and bunks so you get to strip out the entire cabin to replace it when it rots. I'd suggest you get some of the thin 1/4 plywood veneer stuff and cut removable panels to be placed like Catalina does. That way you can remove them when they need varnish. Overall it is a bad idea and I would never consider doing it. Buy a nice throw rug and go sailing.
Hunter 33
I replaced the sole on my 1982 Hunter 33. The teak and holly plywood is expensive - $175 per 4 x 8 sheet. Available at most boat yards and specialty lumber yards. I needed two 4 x 8 sheets that were 1/4 inch thick. I made a template out of pieces of cardboard glued together and used that to make my cuts. I sealed the wood with penetrating epoxy. Then glued it down to the floor. Because part of my floor was curved, I needed some heavy objects to hold the floor down in some spots. My floor came out ok but there were a few spots which I had wished had come out better. If you're a perfectionist, you might want to get a quote from a yard. You can contact me at sambone182@yahoo.com if you want any more info.
I replaced the sole on my 1982 Hunter 33. The teak and holly plywood is expensive - $175 per 4 x 8 sheet. Available at most boat yards and specialty lumber yards. I needed two 4 x 8 sheets that were 1/4 inch thick. I made a template out of pieces of cardboard glued together and used that to make my cuts. I sealed the wood with penetrating epoxy. Then glued it down to the floor. Because part of my floor was curved, I needed some heavy objects to hold the floor down in some spots. My floor came out ok but there were a few spots which I had wished had come out better. If you're a perfectionist, you might want to get a quote from a yard. You can contact me at sambone182@yahoo.com if you want any more info.
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john
I would not do it. One day, my wife and I visited
the boat out on the mooring after a few weeks away to find that the float switch on the primary bilge pump got hung up and the secondary back up bilge pump sucked up a tiny piece of paper...burned out> The result was 1/4" of water over the floor. Our fiberglass floor is covered with a nice indoor outdoor carpet. We unjammed the float switch, threw the wet carpet in the dinghy. Waited a couple of minutes for the water to pump out and went sailing. Had we had a teak floor...well you can only figure. They look terrific, untill they get really wet.
the boat out on the mooring after a few weeks away to find that the float switch on the primary bilge pump got hung up and the secondary back up bilge pump sucked up a tiny piece of paper...burned out> The result was 1/4" of water over the floor. Our fiberglass floor is covered with a nice indoor outdoor carpet. We unjammed the float switch, threw the wet carpet in the dinghy. Waited a couple of minutes for the water to pump out and went sailing. Had we had a teak floor...well you can only figure. They look terrific, untill they get really wet.
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william
as an option...and for practice...
....how about replacing with some 1/4" marine plywood sanded and stained and finished nicely. (say cetol-1 teak colored with cetol tgl high gloss over it). Ron is right, the teak and holly plywood is quite expensive and if you live inland like me add shipping to that. nicely finished wood looks very nice and after you experiment/learn/sail on it you may want to keep it for a while or will at least heve learned the tricks if you deciede to spring for the teak and holly later. my $0.02 worth
....how about replacing with some 1/4" marine plywood sanded and stained and finished nicely. (say cetol-1 teak colored with cetol tgl high gloss over it). Ron is right, the teak and holly plywood is quite expensive and if you live inland like me add shipping to that. nicely finished wood looks very nice and after you experiment/learn/sail on it you may want to keep it for a while or will at least heve learned the tricks if you deciede to spring for the teak and holly later. my $0.02 worth
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Forrest Clark
How about vinyl planks?
Has anyone considered using vinyl plank flooring? Not sheet vinyl but solid color vinyl that is glued down in narrow planks.It is certainly more durable and waterproof than wood. I have seen it on floors in homes and it looks pretty good. I know about 5 years ago it cost about $4 - $5 per sq foot.
Has anyone considered using vinyl plank flooring? Not sheet vinyl but solid color vinyl that is glued down in narrow planks.It is certainly more durable and waterproof than wood. I have seen it on floors in homes and it looks pretty good. I know about 5 years ago it cost about $4 - $5 per sq foot.
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