Replace cabin sole

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Apr 20, 2013
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Hunter 25.5 PORT ARTHUR
Does anyone have any "should know" information on replacing the rotted cabin floor? I am not a novice, but any help would be greatly appreciated! It seems like every boat I buy needs a lot of work, but it is worth it in the end. I guess that's my choice? :)
 

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boatless rainbow Callao, VA
unless you have a good hand on woodwork, tapers and a place to lay it all out, make patterns in 3D....it is not something I would jump in to.

With the number of boats for sale, this could be in the deal breaker category.

Cost of materials is quite high (if you use the good stuff), removal of cabinets and such is a chore. Can be done mind you, several decent jobs as shown in the after pics are available here while the job varied from a full blown cabinet shop to a DIYer. OK results can be had with the faux-teaks and even some box store flooring, if only for a while.

Cost of labor, to have someone else do it, is even higher. See show stopper above.

At a minimum, you would need to have a table saw, routers, sanders and some skill with each.
 
Apr 20, 2013
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Hunter 25.5 PORT ARTHUR
Thanks! I've had good luck before using exterior plywood painted with thinned out with acetone, polyester resin. I was just wondering if there were any special hidden "tricks".
I can't believe all of the help I've been getting! The pictures are worth a thousand words.
mike
 
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