NEW BOAT FLOOR! Half Cabin Boat Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2020
- We fitted the new floor of my 1984 Swiftcraft Seagull MkIII half cabin boat. Its is the first time we have put a new floor in a boat! I bought this boat at auction 4 weeks ago and working on this boat restoration project with my Dad, its our first boat project together, so its a family boat!
In this video we finish putting in the new floor down by trimming the plywood floorboards and fitting them to the boat's stringers. We then sealed the gaps between the floorboards and then laid a layer of fiberglass down on top.
We used 12mm Marine Plywood for the boat floor, 450g fiberglass chop and a polyester resin.
Next on the jobslist will be to build the new lockers for under the cabin.
The boat is an old Swiftcraft Seagull MkIII, they were very popular in Australia back in their day as a fishing boat and a family boat for weekend boating adventures. It's a half cabin or cuddy cabin, making it the ideal trailer boat and the perfect cheap boat project!
When it is finished it shall be the prefect boat for fishing, exploring the local coastline and discovering new beaches.
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Good to work a project especially with your Dad. 👍
Great result
Try get some 1/4 inch chop strand glass and micro beads to make a peanut butter paste to fill gaps, worked a treat on my boat
Looking forward to the next update
That floor turned out great.
Brilliant effort chaps, super impressed. Clear see you’re both passionate about the build, great relationships fellas.
Just found you, as I’m just about to put down a floor in 1/2 cabin in my old 80s doer upper. I knew when I saw you using ozitzo tools that I had come to the right place. Now I can’t wait to watch your other videos. On a very very serious note. Please don’t let your father work with resin without a proper respiratory mask. Resin fumes are toxic, and dads are precious.
Congrats on 300 subs mate!
really enjoyed your vids, makes me jealous when you have lovely weather up north and down here in Melbs is cold and rainy!
I'm very impressed with your father's handiwork. 👏 However, if it were me, I would have used EPOXY resin (for its superior strength & because it creates a waterproof layer). POLY resin (in my opinion) is inferior, and should only be used if you are topping with gelcoat. Also, if it were me - after covering the floor with chopstrand, I would have added a layer of 1708 fiberglass for regidity. FYI.
Great Job boys! Been there done that so I know the efforts that go into remodelling a boat! Doing good, boat will look nice!
Great vid mate. will be doing mine soon!
i use insurlation boards easyer to prep. and lighter in weight resin each side to seal them and strong to. then if you need to bend it jut cutt a little Vshape on one side then once in shape . fill where the groves you cut after setting it can be lifted out carefully, then fiberglassed both sides.then put back into the boat using peanut butter spread on top of the cleats and stringers. then seal edges and fiberglass one more layer. then paint. you did a good job with the ply and sealing it well done. thanks for sharing.. phil in the UK
I just wonder if you seal floor totaly, you have no acess to bottom in case you hit something and water start come into boat. I do similar project at the moment, but i would leave opportunity to lift the floor to have access, and of course in purpose to have storage under floor
Hi mate, great uploads! when are the next episodes coming?
Shoulda put expanding foam under the floor boards
Where are the new vids?!?! It’s been 2 months I want more
this all looks great and nicely done but what about water drainage? youre going to have a hell of a time when it rains or if you ever have to redo the floor again in the future possibly
Whens your next update?