Thanks. I bought the same size wood, two carpets the same size and the pipe tubing, marine adhesive, and trowel. Inflated the boat, drew the outline on the carpet, cut it. Then drew the outline into the wood and cut and sanded, put three coats of Olympia waterproofer on (it's what I had ). Then glued the carpet to both sides. Your video was excellent. I've been out on the water three times. Works great
It was nice to see the improvement in the properties of a good inflatable boat, but with one serious drawback for any inflatable boat. You cannot walk without a floor, sit normally, get in and out of a boat. I want to share my experience that I did 10 years ago and use it to this day. Floor. I have 1/2 inch plywood, three pieces. Below them are 4 2x2 inch bars for the entire length of the boat. They are finally bolted together. I soaked plywood 2 times with sunflower oil to protect it from water. If it is absorbed, it does not stain anything. Three pieces of plywood fit well in the trunk behind the rear seats of the Dodge Grand Caravan. The bars are attached to the top of the car or inside the middle to cross the whole car. Motor. I started using a trolling motor (4 straight speed, 1 rear) and marine battery, which I put in the cooler at the back. The cooler is also a seat for the "captain". One seat in the middle is a board. But a beach chair with an awning is better. The battery is enough for 4 people to travel 1 mile round trip without charging. And the battery still shows 60% charge. The main thing is that Intex Excursion 5 with such parts easily fits into a minivan for 2 weeks of vacation: fishing, crab trap, shrimping, fun for children. The last - in the salt water marsh of Edisto river, South Carolina.
The easiest way to make a template for the floor is to flip the boat over and then tape a piece of clear 4 mil polyethelene sheeting to the bottom. Then using a permanent marker, trace the floor seam directly on to the sheeting. Finally, cut out the template, lay it over your plywood and then trace the outline of the template on to the plywood to guide you in cutting out the floor.
Thank you for your kind words. Remember to cut the floor an inch or two SHORTER than the template. While it may fit by cutting it out the same size as the template, I have found that it will place excessive pressure on the seams and in addition (over time) will abrade the walls of the boat (especially when sand etc. gets trapped between the floor and the sidewalls). I learned that lesson the hard way and I had to purchase a new boat. Further, sand the floor so that it is smooth. I sealed the floor in mine with marine spar varnish which I applied several applications and works well.
I no longer have the boat as I upgraded to an Intex Mariner IV which comes complete with a rigid floor. To answer your question, once all of the floor's surfaces were sanded and sealed with three coats of marine grade spar varnish, it was indeed waterproof and should remain so as long as the finish is not damaged or degraded.
Hi Jason, Nice job! I like the way your floor looks. I have watched many how to videos on the floor and debated stapling vs. gluing the carpet. I think the staples are good enough. Like you said I think if you need to replace and remove the carpet for cleaning you will have an easier time of it instead of fighting with adhesion. Also, I was viewing a video that talked about making the floor blow up valve accessible in case the floor itself loses air because of temperature or whatever. Bring aboard your pump in case, but they made a hole in the right bottom of the floor right over the blow up valve in case you have to inflate the boat while on the water. Just a thought. You did a great job, and your little girl is adorable. Have fun on the water.
These videos have come up to be very helpful to me as I am going to buy one soon. Thanks for sharing. Good luck and greetings to your beautiful family.
+Nasim Hasan Buy the motor mount also and itt's available on Amazon for $20.00. Today I bought a new Minn-Kota Endura C2 motor for $99.00 at Walmart. Once I make a new floor, I am good to go fishing next month.
My wife just bought me the same boat for Christmas gift. I will definitely at least do the same thing you did (I hope). Thanks for sharing this video, it gives me some ideas.
Looks great and a dandy idea...especially the pipe insulation around the edges. I took (stole) your idea and made a floor for my intex mariner 4 ...it came with a plastic floor that was pretty crappy .What I did differently was I used 3/8 floor underlayment plywood because it is lighter and instead of covering it with carpeting I painted it with rustoleum deck restore with a heavy texture. Used the pipe insulation around the edges and it is bad ass.....thanks for the great idea
Hey man, thank you so much for this video. We used all of these methods and just built a floor for our own Excursion 5. Also, a hot glue gun works well for the pipe insulators! Very much appreciated.
I would recommend marine-grade plywood to prevent rot and reduce the need for sealing. Also, the carpet could probably be glued down instead (unless those staples are stainless, they'll rust). The other comment about adding a hinge in the middle is a great idea, too, because I can't haul mine inflated and wouldn't be able to comfortably haul the whole floor piece with it. Nice video!
Maybe a heavy duty piano hinge all the way across or just 2 heavy dudty hinges on on each side. i was thinking put them on the bottom an fold the floor up with 1 handle on each end for carrying
Nice 👍 looks good. Planning on getting the same boat with a trolling motor because I am sick and tired of all the registration and mechanical problems. You start spending too much money and it takes the fun out of it. This will be perfect for fishing 🎣.
Thanks Jason. This video helped us alot. We used this exact process and it works great ! The outdoor paint was about 35 bucks as well. Thanks again for the video !!
I'm afraid of using STAPLE GUN STAPLES because it might loosen and pock the boat. Would GOOP GLUE be just as effective? Maybe? Oh, and also, this video stuck in my mind for 5 whole years, and NOW I'm finally doing this. Excellent work, my friend. You helped me convinced the wife now that we have LAKE NORMAN and LAKE WILEY near by.
I'm seriously thinking about buying this boat or something like it. The floor is a good idea but I'm worried about puncturing the boat. The plywood could potentially crack or split. I wonder what else you could use instead of plywood. But this floor you made looks great. Very professional looking.
Thanks for the video Jason, it looks awesome. There is this glue that we use in construction to glue mirrors or glass to the walls its called Gunther ultra/bond mirror mastic. That should do the work for the foam attatching. Thanks so much man!!!
Dood, MAJORPROPS!!! You did an excellent job on the floor. I might have went with a construction adhesive as opposed to steel staples like Like LiquidNail, but other than that I am duly impressed!
How's that OSB holding up after 5-6 years? You still using the raft? I went with 1/2" ply (used a spray sealant to waterproof). I avoided OSB simply because I've tried to treat OSB in the past so that it would hold up to water, it always ended up flaking apart and rotting no matter what I did. I ended up using zip ties and drilling holes around the edge of the ply to hold the pipe insulation in place.
Hi happy new year sir !! I'm back again. I hope to get a boat in a month or so. And I'll deck out my boat lol yah a pun hehehe thanks for the step by step instructions !!! And blessings to you and yours !!
I like the design but not sure 1/2” plywood was needed. I’ve seen others use 1/4”, I used 3/8” plywood. What’s your experience? Also, I liked your idea with the pipe insulation to make the edge protected and clean looking. I used spray glue for the carpeting and spray glue then silicone clear caulking to secure the pipe insulation to the carpet and bottom of the plywood. Thanks for sharing your design.
Really nice and neet job man. I am triying to get something like this but cant find it fo any les than $ 300. I am guessing the price doubled over time.
Cool boat with very nice inflatable floor on which you can easily stand. Why do so many people need wooden floor ? To make boat heavier , harder to transport ? To have less space in the boot of your car ?
There's an online floor spec that works. It's 38"x8ft.. at 12" from the bow, it needs to be tapered to 35", going back 24" from the bow to get that taper. Worked great for me.
How long does the excursion 5 last? Is it durable enough to last a couple year's of beach fishing? Great video btw im looking at doing the same thing but cant decide between the excursion 5 and the mariner 4
I'm gonna do this to mine very soon. Thanks for the video and david foder advice too. But it looks good buy all the stuff seems like it won't take long.
Hey! Great video. The best I've seen because your floor is 1 piece! I just ordered my Excursion 5 and want to build this exact floor. Will you please tell me the size of your floor? Don't worry about the rounded corners. What size length and width did you cut the wood to? Very clean look!
Just a tip, next time get some free cardboard from the hardware store (the kind they use to ship appliances in) and use that as a template for your floor. The should have pieces big enough for the interior flooring and if not, just tape it together ;) Also to attach the foam, just drill holes along the edge of the board and zip tie it down. Since foam deteriorates after time, it'll be cheap and easy to replace! P.S. It's better to make an over sized floor first and cut it down because it's almost impossible to add wood back to a piece that is cut too small.
hell yeah! dude, i bet it will also help reduce drag on the bottom from where ur ass would be pushing down the inflatable bottom.... it looks professional also. good job
good job I loved the heavy metal in between talking nice touch... also I have the same raft do you have the measurements on that im going to make the same floor for mine. you could also just use lawnn chairs to sit on if a person wanted to I think.
How long is the floor in total when complete and how do you transport it from place to place please? The boat deflates but the wooden floor doesn't ha ha
Dude! You Rock! This was awesome...thank you so much! Planning to follow your model with a few mods: Cut in 1/2 to allow a piano hinge under the carpet so that I can haul 5.5 feet vice 11 as I plan to inflate on site (I have a 12v pump). Do you think Gorilla glue would be good adhesive for the foam? I'm thinking insert floor, THEN inflate to standard....seems to me it would conform well and give a snug fit. Anyway, thanks again for your efforts and 'real world' ideas :-)
What a grand idea! So I had a thought about how to attach the foam. You don't really need to attach the foam to the carpet. Have you tried to sew the tubes together in a ring? I assume the tubes are held in place by the boat when the floor is installed. So I wouldn't think the stresses on pulling the tubes apart is too high... Just a thought. Great Job!
Great job.. Just received my Excursion 5 and plan to make the same floor, but in 3 pieces to fit it in my SUV. Before the floor needs to be cut on a radius, can you please share how wide the floor is for the majority of the boat? I plan to have home depot rip the plywood before I transport it home
Have them cut a 4x8' 1/2" piece of plywood down to 37 1/4" for the width. If you want to do a 2 piece floor, cut the 8' in half @ 48" each. If 3 piece, cut the 8' in 3 at 32" each. You then need to cut the front and rear contours, best way is to trace the bottom of the boat as done in the video above. Check out intexexcursion5.com or our facebook group @ facebook.com/groups/excursion5.
That was done really good,think i will give it a go. Makes the bottom of the boat much better and looks more comfortable. We will be using it for rivers.Do you think it's tough enough?? SCOTLAND
Hey Jason, quick question. I have the same boat and there’s a black plastic piece in the middle of the boat from inside at the same level of the floor. Did you tuck in the floor underneath it? Appreciate if you can answer this. Thank you.
Hey this may be a dumb question but where did you find the outdoor carpet for so cheap? You say you spent only $34.00 on all these supplies and trying to keep my project to stay around that price as well. Thank you for your input.
Hello jason, excuse that bothers you again, I have to ask a question to you with regard to the soil of the boat. In the previous answer that you wrote to me did you say to me that you used 12 mm Triplay, ask in a maderera of the area and me dijieron that the Triplay was convenient for me or fenolico Nautical, you know this variant? Given the case the Triplay (Industrialist or Scrap) common of 12 mm would I make use equally not? The OSB do you know to bear it in mind like variant?. . . From already Thanks for your help.
+Martin Raimondo hola martin, mi nombre es rodrigo, estoy haciendo el piso del bote, vos al final lo hiciste? con que lo hiciste? estoy viendo si lo hago de un solo tramo o varios. estuve viendo q hay chapones de pvc q son livianos y flotan, con lo cual seria mejor para el bote q madera. pero estoy investigando y espero en breve definir. slds del otro lado del rio.
Pattern scribe it. Use construction paper. Take the paper place it on the floor of the boat tape to the floor and use a pair of dividers with ink and the other side of the dividers with tape on it so you do not Puncture the boat. Then run the dividers along the side and make the marks on the paper. Make sure you put marks on the side and on the paper so you can put the paper back in if the paper moves or a mistake is made. Once the scribe marks complete take and lay it on your plywood and tape it down on the plywood and make your key marks on the plywood in case the pattern moves. Transfer the marks you put on the paper with the dividers and your patter is transferred to the plywood ready to be cut. Make sure when you make your marks on the papers the dividers are straight up and down don’t twist the dividers, very important. Cut the pattern paper about 3/4 of and inch from the side walls of the boat. I patterned scribe floor coverings when I was a working man. If all I done right it will look like it grew there. When you draw the marks on the plywood, set the dividers a little bigger so the plywood will be cut short and the edeging you using will fit much better
I been wondering the same thing. I seen somewhere that a guy used pool noodles as a surrounding and it just stayed in place when put in the boat. The bigger pool noodle might work out a lil better not sure tho.
how much does the finished floor weigh? now that the boat is done, do you think that you could have got away with a thinner board/plywood? do you inflate the floor of the boat after the floor is installed?
I am putting a floor in a boat similar to yours and would like to know what kind of ideas on how to attach the pipe insulation. I don't really want to use the calking idea. Thanks again.
***** Ya, let me know when you figure that out cuz nothing I tried worked LOL! I used silicone and it didn't stick to the foam, as of right now I just put the foam on when we use it and take it off when stored.
dont know if you answered this already but what are the final dimensions on this board? i assume i have to cut it less the actual opening sine the foam adds a bit more
Where is part 3 of this video installation. Curious as to how you made the foam surrounding stick permanently. Also some videos on the water would be awesome. Thank you
Good job! I've seen other videos where they used 3/4" pvc pipe in the grooves along the length of the floor for added stability? Is it really necessary? I just bought the Excursion 4 and plan on doing this exact same floor. OH yeah....liquid nails for the edges?
Hey Jason, thanks again for the video! Very helpful... I am going to use this video to build the floor for my excursion 5. A few questions.. How is the floor holding up? How did you end up securing the pipe insulation? If you did this again, how would you treat the wood the easiest and less expensive way? Thanks for any feedback my friend:)
I don't have the raft anymore, I gave it to a friend the floor is still working great. I never found a way to secure the foam pipe, someone said use hot glue, thanks for watching.
Great Videos Jason. I did this last weekend. Everything worked out great as I followed your instructions. However the pipe insulation was a failure. Silicone didn't work. I tried a hot glue gun which worked for a couple days, but started falling off after a couple days. I am curious if you have found anything yet that will hold.
Robert Andrade Ya sorry about that, you're right, the silicone failed, nothing I found works, the only thing I do now is just store the floor without the foam, when we take it out then I put the foam on, it's a pain but it works for now, if you find some thing let me know!
@@etawfik1 yeah, I looked at other videos and also tried by myself: I inflate the floor. then inflate outer part approx to 50%. then insert a floor, then inflate outter part to 100%, then inner part
Thanks. I bought the same size wood, two carpets the same size and the pipe tubing, marine adhesive, and trowel. Inflated the boat, drew the outline on the carpet, cut it. Then drew the outline into the wood and cut and sanded, put three coats of Olympia waterproofer on (it's what I had ). Then glued the carpet to both sides. Your video was excellent. I've been out on the water three times. Works great
That's awesome, glad to hear it!
It was nice to see the improvement in the properties of a good inflatable boat, but with one serious drawback for any inflatable boat. You cannot walk without a floor, sit normally, get in and out of a boat. I want to share my experience that I did 10 years ago and use it to this day.
Floor. I have 1/2 inch plywood, three pieces. Below them are 4 2x2 inch bars for the entire length of the boat. They are finally bolted together. I soaked plywood 2 times with sunflower oil to protect it from water. If it is absorbed, it does not stain anything. Three pieces of plywood fit well in the trunk behind the rear seats of the Dodge Grand Caravan. The bars are attached to the top of the car or inside the middle to cross the whole car.
Motor. I started using a trolling motor (4 straight speed, 1 rear) and marine battery, which I put in the cooler at the back. The cooler is also a seat for the "captain". One seat in the middle is a board. But a beach chair with an awning is better. The battery is enough for 4 people to travel 1 mile round trip without charging. And the battery still shows 60% charge. The main thing is that Intex Excursion 5 with such parts easily fits into a minivan for 2 weeks of vacation: fishing, crab trap, shrimping, fun for children. The last - in the salt water marsh of Edisto river, South Carolina.
The easiest way to make a template for the floor is to flip the boat over and then tape a piece of clear 4 mil polyethelene sheeting to the bottom. Then using a permanent marker, trace the floor seam directly on to the sheeting. Finally, cut out the template, lay it over your plywood and then trace the outline of the template on to the plywood to guide you in cutting out the floor.
Very clever David thanks for that!!
Thank you for your kind words. Remember to cut the floor an inch or two SHORTER than the template. While it may fit by cutting it out the same size as the template, I have found that it will place excessive pressure on the seams and in addition (over time) will abrade the walls of the boat (especially when sand etc. gets trapped between the floor and the sidewalls). I learned that lesson the hard way and I had to purchase a new boat. Further, sand the floor so that it is smooth. I sealed the floor in mine with marine spar varnish which I applied several applications and works well.
I no longer have the boat as I upgraded to an Intex Mariner IV which comes complete with a rigid floor. To answer your question, once all of the floor's surfaces were sanded and sealed with three coats of marine grade spar varnish, it was indeed waterproof and should remain so as long as the finish is not damaged or degraded.
1/2" is a great compromise of rigidity and weight. Some go 3/4" but that is a little heavy.
+David Fodor I'm not Roman. thought v means 5 so u got a mariner 6? when I google 5 no floor as u describe, 6 gets me on some nasa stuff
Nicely done!!!!!!!
Nice and snug! Must feel amazing to stand on and wonderful for chairs
Hi Jason, Nice job! I like the way your floor looks. I have watched many how to videos on the floor and debated stapling vs. gluing the carpet. I think the staples are good enough. Like you said I think if you need to replace and remove the carpet for cleaning you will have an easier time of it instead of fighting with adhesion. Also, I was viewing a video that talked about making the floor blow up valve accessible in case the floor itself loses air because of temperature or whatever. Bring aboard your pump in case, but they made a hole in the right bottom of the floor right over the blow up valve in case you have to inflate the boat while on the water. Just a thought. You did a great job, and your little girl is adorable. Have fun on the water.
These videos have come up to be very helpful to me as I am going to buy one soon. Thanks for sharing. Good luck and greetings to your beautiful family.
Nasim Hasan Thank you.
+Nasim Hasan Buy the motor mount also and itt's available on Amazon for $20.00. Today I bought a new Minn-Kota Endura C2 motor for $99.00 at Walmart. Once I make a new floor, I am good to go fishing next month.
My wife just bought me the same boat for Christmas gift. I will definitely at least do the same thing you did (I hope). Thanks for sharing this video, it gives me some ideas.
Looks great and a dandy idea...especially the pipe insulation around the edges. I took (stole) your idea and made a floor for my intex mariner 4 ...it came with a plastic floor that was pretty crappy .What I did differently was I used 3/8 floor underlayment plywood because it is lighter and instead of covering it with carpeting I painted it with rustoleum deck restore with a heavy texture. Used the pipe insulation around the edges and it is bad ass.....thanks for the great idea
+youboobtube100 Awesome, great job!
Awesome bro..i just ordered my raft for $138.00 on amazon and would have no idea how to make a floor without your video.
Rey Trejo That's where I got mine!
Superb tutorial Jason, the boarding is called Technique Board over here in the UK though for all your British viewers.
How thick please?
Just bought the same boat I think im going to do the same thing you did Jason. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hey man, thank you so much for this video. We used all of these methods and just built a floor for our own Excursion 5. Also, a hot glue gun works well for the pipe insulators! Very much appreciated.
Great!
Good video. Just bought one for $88 on Prime Day. Building the floor now.
I would recommend marine-grade plywood to prevent rot and reduce the need for sealing. Also, the carpet could probably be glued down instead (unless those staples are stainless, they'll rust). The other comment about adding a hinge in the middle is a great idea, too, because I can't haul mine inflated and wouldn't be able to comfortably haul the whole floor piece with it. Nice video!
Maybe a heavy duty piano hinge all the way across or just 2 heavy dudty hinges on on each side. i was thinking put them on the bottom an fold the floor up with 1 handle on each end for carrying
I just got this boat for my kids and I. I’m a single momma of 2 of boys😎. I can’t till we start making ours ready
This turned out great! Now I want to do the same. By the way, what a cute little girl! She sure loves to sweep!
Bro. That thing is SICK. SO FRESH. I’m doing that to mine next weekend. Good shit. Thanks bro. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Lol ! Your daughter reminds me of my little granddaughter. Always in the mix !
t saint j Haha yep! She's a great supervisor!
Nice 👍 looks good. Planning on getting the same boat with a trolling motor because I am sick and tired of all the registration and mechanical problems. You start spending too much money and it takes the fun out of it. This will be perfect for fishing 🎣.
Love you videos on the intex excursion 5 dude. Very helpful for newbies like me.
Thanks Jason. This video helped us alot. We used this exact process and it works great ! The outdoor paint was about 35 bucks as well. Thanks again for the video !!
Awesome!
I'm afraid of using STAPLE GUN STAPLES because it might loosen and pock the boat. Would GOOP GLUE be just as effective? Maybe?
Oh, and also, this video stuck in my mind for 5 whole years, and NOW I'm finally doing this. Excellent work, my friend. You helped me convinced the wife now that we have LAKE NORMAN and LAKE WILEY near by.
Ya I’m sure some sort of glue would work instead of staples.
I'm seriously thinking about buying this boat or something like it. The floor is a good idea but I'm worried about puncturing the boat. The plywood could potentially crack or split. I wonder what else you could use instead of plywood. But this floor you made looks great. Very professional looking.
That floor came out really nice . . . Enjoyed the video. Vary helpful
Thanks for the video Jason, it looks awesome. There is this glue that we use in construction to glue mirrors or glass to the walls its called Gunther ultra/bond mirror mastic. That should do the work for the foam attatching.
Thanks so much man!!!
+Arklab Rolando Camacho Ok thanks!
In regards to attaching your foam edge; what i did was evert 4-6 inches around the floor drill a hole as nd secure with ziptie... cheers
Jaymoe69 Thanks
I was about to ask for the dimensions but I read your comment first great job thinking about buying one
Good luck
Dood, MAJORPROPS!!! You did an excellent job on the floor. I might have went with a construction adhesive as opposed to steel staples like Like LiquidNail, but other than that I am duly impressed!
Great video...really clear and to the point. Definitely one of the better D.I.Y videos Ive seen. Thanks
+Jay Dubber Glad to help!
How's that OSB holding up after 5-6 years? You still using the raft? I went with 1/2" ply (used a spray sealant to waterproof). I avoided OSB simply because I've tried to treat OSB in the past so that it would hold up to water, it always ended up flaking apart and rotting no matter what I did. I ended up using zip ties and drilling holes around the edge of the ply to hold the pipe insulation in place.
Hi happy new year sir !! I'm back again. I hope to get a boat in a month or so. And I'll deck out my boat lol yah a pun hehehe thanks for the step by step instructions !!! And blessings to you and yours !!
Thanks
Great video brother I'm trying this out tomorrow morning then going to the lake with my son. Let's see how it goes
Great job on the floor it was good for your first time brother check out part three now.
Liked everything about it but the staples. Thanks for the video tutorial.
+Jesus Lugo Thanks
I like the design but not sure 1/2” plywood was needed. I’ve seen others use 1/4”, I used 3/8” plywood. What’s your experience? Also, I liked your idea with the pipe insulation to make the edge protected and clean looking. I used spray glue for the carpeting and spray glue then silicone clear caulking to secure the pipe insulation to the carpet and bottom of the plywood. Thanks for sharing your design.
Really nice and neet job man. I am triying to get something like this but cant find it fo any les than $ 300. I am guessing the price doubled over time.
Cool boat with very nice inflatable floor on which you can easily stand.
Why do so many people need wooden floor ?
To make boat heavier , harder to transport ?
To have less space in the boot of your car ?
There's an online floor spec that works. It's 38"x8ft.. at 12" from the bow, it needs to be tapered to 35", going back 24" from the bow to get that taper. Worked great for me.
How long does the excursion 5 last? Is it durable enough to last a couple year's of beach fishing?
Great video btw im looking at doing the same thing but cant decide between the excursion 5 and the mariner 4
I'm gonna do this to mine very soon. Thanks for the video and david foder advice too. But it looks good buy all the stuff seems like it won't take long.
Hey! Great video. The best I've seen because your floor is 1 piece! I just ordered my Excursion 5 and want to build this exact floor. Will you please tell me the size of your floor? Don't worry about the rounded corners. What size length and width did you cut the wood to? Very clean look!
Great job! I used Thompson's waterseal to waterproof the floor when I did it.
Good idea
Yes just pour it into a pressure sprayer and good to go.
Really impressive, good job buddy. 👍👍👍
Of all the versions I watched, this was the best! Loved the music!
Thanks
Hey! Do you have the bottom air compartment fully inflated when the floor is in the boat?
I’d use solid plywood not press board.. will Eventually bubble up.
You did a really good job on this and i think you may have solved my problem. Thanks man.
No problem
I like the transition music. Finally some good sound. ;-) Keep up the good work!
Just a tip, next time get some free cardboard from the hardware store (the kind they use to ship appliances in) and use that as a template for your floor. The should have pieces big enough for the interior flooring and if not, just tape it together ;)
Also to attach the foam, just drill holes along the edge of the board and zip tie it down. Since foam deteriorates after time, it'll be cheap and easy to replace!
P.S. It's better to make an over sized floor first and cut it down because it's almost impossible to add wood back to a piece that is cut too small.
hell yeah! dude, i bet it will also help reduce drag on the bottom from where ur ass would be pushing down the inflatable bottom.... it looks professional also. good job
That's amazing video you made, great job!.
good job I loved the heavy metal in between talking nice touch... also I have the same raft do you have the measurements on that im going to make the same floor for mine. you could also just use lawnn chairs to sit on if a person wanted to I think.
Love the vids... The music. AWESOME!
Excellent job and I may just follow your example.
+Harvey Wallbanger Great thanks
Did the floor cause it to eventually pop from wear? Or is it still going hard
Very cool tutorial. Thanks very much. That helps a lot. 🤟
How long is the floor in total when complete and how do you transport it from place to place please? The boat deflates but the wooden floor doesn't ha ha
glad i found your channel today thanks 😁
Dude! You Rock! This was awesome...thank you so much! Planning to follow your model with a few mods: Cut in 1/2 to allow a piano hinge under the carpet so that I can haul 5.5 feet vice 11 as I plan to inflate on site (I have a 12v pump). Do you think Gorilla glue would be good adhesive for the foam? I'm thinking insert floor, THEN inflate to standard....seems to me it would conform well and give a snug fit. Anyway, thanks again for your efforts and 'real world' ideas :-)
What a grand idea! So I had a thought about how to attach the foam. You don't really need to attach the foam to the carpet. Have you tried to sew the tubes together in a ring? I assume the tubes are held in place by the boat when the floor is installed. So I wouldn't think the stresses on pulling the tubes apart is too high... Just a thought. Great Job!
+Patrick Behl Thanks
Great the way you explain but how many pounds is capable to take this raft
hello, can you advise me what cloth you used to cover the floor? Thank you
i like this floor it seems awsome. however I'm a bit concerned about that carpet , it starts to smell bad when left wet .
Any chance you can put in the measurements for the after math of the floor? I just bought mine yesterday day
Great job.. Just received my Excursion 5 and plan to make the same floor, but in 3 pieces to fit it in my SUV. Before the floor needs to be cut on a radius, can you please share how wide the floor is for the majority of the boat? I plan to have home depot rip the plywood before I transport it home
I don't know the dimensions, just lay the carpet on the underside of the boat and trace i like I did in the video.
Have them cut a 4x8' 1/2" piece of plywood down to 37 1/4" for the width. If you want to do a 2 piece floor, cut the 8' in half @ 48" each. If 3 piece, cut the 8' in 3 at 32" each. You then need to cut the front and rear contours, best way is to trace the bottom of the boat as done in the video above. Check out intexexcursion5.com or our facebook group @ facebook.com/groups/excursion5.
Did you seal/paint both sides of the wooden floor and how did you attach the foam edging? Thanks.
Did u watch the video?dude ,very clear
That was done really good,think i will give it a go. Makes the bottom of the boat much better and looks more comfortable. We will be using it for rivers.Do you think it's tough enough??
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Stephen Tate Not sure.
Hey Jason, quick question. I have the same boat and there’s a black plastic piece in the middle of the boat from inside at the same level of the floor. Did you tuck in the floor underneath it? Appreciate if you can answer this. Thank you.
Hey this may be a dumb question but where did you find the outdoor carpet for so cheap? You say you spent only $34.00 on all these supplies and trying to keep my project to stay around that price as well. Thank you for your input.
Super cool!! Thank you for this video
very good job thanks for sharing the video
Thanks
So last time you took out the seats because you said the boat is already comfortable and more space, now you get to sit on hard wood?
Awesome video you so sold us on this boat thanks bud an.... lol fishon !
watching this again !! im thinking ill be stuck in the house another month so ill do something cool !!!!
Hello jason, excuse that bothers you again, I have to ask a question to you with regard to the soil of the boat. In the previous answer that you wrote to me did you say to me that you used 12 mm Triplay, ask in a maderera of the area and me dijieron that the Triplay was convenient for me or fenolico Nautical, you know this variant? Given the case the Triplay (Industrialist or Scrap) common of 12 mm would I make use equally not? The OSB do you know to bear it in mind like variant?. . .
From already Thanks for your help.
+Martin Raimondo hola martin, mi nombre es rodrigo, estoy haciendo el piso del bote, vos al final lo hiciste? con que lo hiciste? estoy viendo si lo hago de un solo tramo o varios. estuve viendo q hay chapones de pvc q son livianos y flotan, con lo cual seria mejor para el bote q madera. pero estoy investigando y espero en breve definir. slds del otro lado del rio.
How did the 1/2” work for you? Would you go with a thicker floor if you did it again?
I used 18mm, much stronger and stable in the water.
which means 3/4 inch
looks nice dude. Good job.
Is the rubber floor of the boat underneath the plywood filled up with air or does it stay deflated if you add a plywood floor?
rionrustle the rubber floor is inflated
best thing to use for that foam is double sided carpet tape..everything else will
make it look an eyesore
Hi, is that what he ended up doing? Im not handy at all so Im gonna try to imitate his build. any suggestions? thanks in advance
Ok :-) , my inflatable is EXCURSION 4, GOOD FLOOR !!!
Pattern scribe it. Use construction paper. Take the paper place it on the floor of the boat tape to the floor and use a pair of dividers with ink and the other side of the dividers with tape on it so you do not Puncture the boat. Then run the dividers along the side and make the marks on the paper. Make sure you put marks on the side and on the paper so you can put the paper back in if the paper moves or a mistake is made. Once the scribe marks complete take and lay it on your plywood and tape it down on the plywood and make your key marks on the plywood in case the pattern moves. Transfer the marks you put on the paper with the dividers and your patter is transferred to the plywood ready to be cut. Make sure when you make your marks on the papers the dividers are straight up and down don’t twist the dividers, very important. Cut the pattern paper about 3/4 of and inch from the side walls of the boat. I patterned scribe floor coverings when I was a working man. If all I done right it will look like it grew there. When you draw the marks on the plywood, set the dividers a little bigger so the plywood will be cut short and the edeging you using will fit much better
Great job 👍
I been wondering the same thing. I seen somewhere that a guy used pool noodles as a surrounding and it just stayed in place when put in the boat. The bigger pool noodle might work out a lil better not sure tho.
Robert Clayton Maybe.
how much does the finished floor weigh? now that the boat is done, do you think that you could have got away with a thinner board/plywood? do you inflate the floor of the boat after the floor is installed?
+john drury The plywood was perfect thickness, I would not go any thinner. I inflate the floor first then lay in the wood floor then inflate the rest.
If you don't mind me asking , but where did you get all your material and did your plywood floor last a good while
I am putting a floor in a boat similar to yours and would like to know what kind of ideas on how to attach the pipe insulation. I don't really want to use the calking idea. Thanks again.
***** Ya, let me know when you figure that out cuz nothing I tried worked LOL! I used silicone and it didn't stick to the foam, as of right now I just put the foam on when we use it and take it off when stored.
dont know if you answered this already but what are the final dimensions on this board? i assume i have to cut it less the actual opening sine the foam adds a bit more
I haven't answered that to anybody because I don't know, if you watch the video I just traced the carpet.
Only $34 bucks? Where did you get your materials?
Where is part 3 of this video installation. Curious as to how you made the foam surrounding stick permanently. Also some videos on the water would be awesome. Thank you
Robert Clayton I haven't made part 3 yet, I will this weekend, I haven't made the foam stick permanently, still trying to figure that out.
Robert Clayton hi
The water not gonna effect the wood because it's not water proof or marine wood .
Looks nice. Maybe you can cut that into two or three pieces to make it more portable when traveling and deflating...
BlueRed Finch then it would reduce stability. When you go to Stand up the floor would cave inward.
Maybe cut the board into 3 sections and use hinges so u can fold them up and back out then flip and into the boat it goes😉
Good job! I've seen other videos where they used 3/4" pvc pipe in the grooves along the length of the floor for added stability? Is it really necessary? I just bought the Excursion 4 and plan on doing this exact same floor. OH yeah....liquid nails for the edges?
+Byron Swafford Ya I've seen the pvc thing too, I didn't think it was necessary and I could stand up in it when it was done.
Thanks for the info I'll hold off on the pvc for now. May God bless you and your family.
+Byron Swafford Thanks, you too.
I need same one but with hinges in the middle , so I could fold it and place in cars trunk
Did you do it with hinges
@@markweatherall7437 Left floor as it was (Original)and made roof
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Hey Jason, thanks again for the video! Very helpful... I am going to use this video to build the floor for my excursion 5. A few questions.. How is the floor holding up? How did you end up securing the pipe insulation? If you did this again, how would you treat the wood the easiest and less expensive way? Thanks for any feedback my friend:)
I don't have the raft anymore, I gave it to a friend the floor is still working great. I never found a way to secure the foam pipe, someone said use hot glue, thanks for watching.
Very informative for me. Thank you.
no problem
Great Videos Jason. I did this last weekend. Everything worked out great as I followed your instructions. However the pipe insulation was a failure. Silicone didn't work. I tried a hot glue gun which worked for a couple days, but started falling off after a couple days. I am curious if you have found anything yet that will hold.
Robert Andrade Ya sorry about that, you're right, the silicone failed, nothing I found works, the only thing I do now is just store the floor without the foam, when we take it out then I put the foam on, it's a pain but it works for now, if you find some thing let me know!
Zip ties
How has this help up with the wood getting wet?
Jason, the carpet you used -- what weight is it? I see I can get 16 oz - 20 oz - etc. What do you recommend?
I don't know the weigh, it's outdoor carpet from Home Depot
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We're did you get the carpet for the flooring?
Awesome video! Did you inflate the floor before putting a wooden floor or it remained deflated?
Please let me
know if you figured out an answer to this
@@etawfik1 yeah, I looked at other videos and also tried by myself: I inflate the floor. then inflate outer part approx to 50%. then insert a floor, then inflate outter part to 100%, then inner part
Vitaliy Bondarenko thanks man!!
The foam could be attached by drilling holes in the plywood and using zipties.
Did you measure the flooring after u cut it or got it to fit just right? I dont plan on buyig carpet right now.
Billy Joe I did a couple of test fits and sanded off as needed.