New floor boards ?

Hello, Anyone have suggestions for new floor boards, perhaps fiberglass sheets vs plywood? Just took out nice cabin sole ply with some rotted sections, but think fiberglass balsa or foam core may last longer and be more durable. Of course I have not checked out pricing yet, but know marine ply is really high so cost may not be an issue between the two. Thanks in advance for your comments, this is a great site. By the way my Cal 9.2 "Jade" is still for sale at under 10K with great a sail inventory in Detroit. Our new Tripp 36 has been great the past few years now. Regards, Nick

It has been 15 years since I replaced the cabin sole on Papoose. I used marine teak and holly plywood because I wanted something that would not slip when wet. It is not varnished and really needs to be sanded and oiled but other than than it is like new. At the time it was very expensive and not available locally even if I wanted to pay the price. I shopped around and had it shipped from Detroit by truck and deposited on my driveway. Shipping was not expensive. I see now that 1/2 inch sheet of plywood is about $250. I bought some other marine plywood at the same time. I also bought some solid teak to finish the edges. http://publiclumber.com/store/pc/1-2-x4-x8-TEAK-HOLLY-CABIN-SOLE-41p5.htm Allen On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 12:57 PM, ng… [at] comcast.net [Cal_Boats] < Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > Hello, Anyone have suggestions for new floor boards, perhaps fiberglass > sheets vs plywood? Just took out nice cabin sole ply with some rotted > sections, but think fiberglass balsa or foam core may last longer and be > more durable. Of course I have not checked out pricing yet, but know marine > ply is really high so cost may not be an issue between the two. > Thanks in advance for your comments, this is a great site. > > By the way my Cal 9.2 "Jade" is still for sale at under 10K with great > a sail inventory in Detroit. > Our new Tripp 36 has been great the past few years now. > > Regards, Nick > > >

Thanks for the memories. We were in Trinidad from 8/94 to 5/95 on our Cal 46 Satori. We had the original cork panels for the pilot house sole, original from 1967 and it was getting ugly. They have been growing teak on Trinidad over 100 years and it is beautiful. I scored a delivery on a 85' Berger back to Ft. Lauderdale, so had another cruiser, a Swede woodworker replace the sole with 5/8" solid teak and in place of holly, used white epoxy filler. He did a magnificant job for only $300. When we returned and saw the new sole, we cried as it was perfect. I wonder how much it would cost to do 80 square feet of solid teak today? It is still beautiful. Dreaming, Tom & Bobbie Vandiver, Cal 46 Satori, Bayou Chico, FL From: "ng… [at] comcast.net [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> To: Cal List <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 2:57 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] New floor boards ? Hello, Anyone have suggestions for new floor boards, perhaps fiberglass sheets vs plywood? Just took out nice cabin sole ply with some rotted sections, but think fiberglass balsa or foam core may last longer and be more durable. Of course I have not checked out pricing yet, but know marine ply is really high so cost may not be an issue between the two. Thanks in advance for your comments, this is a great site. By the way my Cal 9.2 "Jade" is still for sale at under 10K with great a sail inventory in Detroit. Our new Tripp 36 has been great the past few years now. Regards, Nick