Re: [Cal_Boats] Floor below deck

Paul West Dockside Mobile Marine Service & Fuel Polishing Inc. _www.DocksideMobileMarineService.com_ (http://www.docksidemobilemarineservice.com/) 443-614-4070 In a message dated 2/19/2012 7:43:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ge… [at] msn.com writes: The teak and holly main cabin decking delaminated in my 1987 33-2 and I am in the process of replaceing it. A bit of effort was necessary to remove the old plywood that had been glued down but each section did come off in one piece so it can be used as a pattern. Does anyone have any suggestions on what would be the best adhesive to use on the new teak and holly plywood? Something with a bit of give seems better than a hard glue seeing all of the preasure is downward and the pieces fit very tightly together. Also what has been peoples experience with the finish on plywood in the main cabin? Varnish seems a bit soft. Is there any reason not to use something quite hard such as a polyeurothanes that is used in houses? The original plywood was varnished on only one side and the delamination was from the bottom which was not treated. Would sealing both sides cause some type of expansion/contraction problem? Thanks for the help. Jim OC

Jim - If and when I replace my sole I am thinking I will use fasteners that will allow me to remove every piece with a twist of a screwdriver or maybe by hand. I may change my mind when I see the price of them but I was on a boat once that had these out of necessity since there was a lot of tankage etc in the bilge and thought that would be a nice upgrade to my boat just for ease of access and possible storage. Paul West Adventure Kwest '80 Cal 39 Dockside Mobile Marine Service & Fuel Polishing Inc. _www.DocksideMobileMarineService.com_ (http://www.docksidemobilemarineservice.com/) 443-614-4070 In a message dated 2/19/2012 7:43:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ge… [at] msn.com writes: The teak and holly main cabin decking delaminated in my 1987 33-2 and I am in the process of replaceing it. A bit of effort was necessary to remove the old plywood that had been glued down but each section did come off in one piece so it can be used as a pattern. Does anyone have any suggestions on what would be the best adhesive to use on the new teak and holly plywood? Something with a bit of give seems better than a hard glue seeing all of the preasure is downward and the pieces fit very tightly together. Also what has been peoples experience with the finish on plywood in the main cabin? Varnish seems a bit soft. Is there any reason not to use something quite hard such as a polyeurothanes that is used in houses? The original plywood was varnished on only one side and the delamination was from the bottom which was not treated. Would sealing both sides cause some type of expansion/contraction problem? Thanks for the help. Jim OC