How To Put A Plywood Floor In An Aluminum Boat

Unlike rotting wood and messy styrofoam this is a perfect alternati.

How to put a plywood floor in an aluminum boat.

This was located underneath a faux teak floor meaning that it is most likely the original plywood used to build the floor of the boat. Jon boat floor larry may call it a deck. The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull. Don t be larry it s called a floor.

I think its 1 2 plywood. So you may be interested in making a floor for you aluminum jon boat and you had the smart idea to do a little bit of research before you went out and did it. Photo d is a piece of plywood from the floor of a boat wreck. This is due to the fact that aluminum is very easy to install and is cheap to maintain.

It s going to be on the bottom of the boat. It s very easy to put a new floor in most aluminum boats so the down side of a low cost job not holding up long enough and needing to be done again isn t as critical as on a fiber glass boat. Listed below are the materials needed for this project. My 14 ft lund has a floor like this.

The flooring creates a dead air space just above the hull s bottom that can add bouyancy to a boat made from materials with no inherent bouyancy such as fiberglass steel or aluminum. Aluminium is becoming more popular in the boating industry. Cheap exterior plywood and some kind of deck or porch paint for wood will hold up for several years and just use some sand as a non skid finish. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull.

Inexpensive easy and effective. The differecne i saw was that the fron benches were removed and the bench that was left was the rear bench and used when drivving the boat. I re did the front casting deck and made it out of 1 2 with 2 4 for support. Use cardboard to out line your floor plan.