Few questions on my boat project.
-how to remove the old glue adhesive. I was able to get all the glue off the compartment lids, but the back deck and sides is not working no matter how much goof off/acetone I use.
-wood, while I was ripping the carpet out I decided I would go ahead and replace the wood since I have easy access to it. I took the old wood out carelessly since I had planned on replacing it. I was just going to put down some pressure treated plywood but after I did some research on that I decided to spend the extra money and get marine grade plywood. Now I am reading it has to be sealed with epoxy or some other sealant. I can not seem to find a clear answer on this, should I seal the wood or not? If so, what should I seal it with? Also, I read that the wood has to be sealed in the screw holes and staple holes. How exactly would you do that? staple it, pull the staples out, seal it, then put new staples in the same hole? That seems kind of crazy.
- should I replace all the foam in the boat even if it looks okay?
Here is a few pics of the boat. I started the project a few months ago and got frustrated with it so I stopped working on it. after reading a certain project on these forums I got motivated to take another shot at it.
-how to remove the old glue adhesive. I was able to get all the glue off the compartment lids, but the back deck and sides is not working no matter how much goof off/acetone I use.
-wood, while I was ripping the carpet out I decided I would go ahead and replace the wood since I have easy access to it. I took the old wood out carelessly since I had planned on replacing it. I was just going to put down some pressure treated plywood but after I did some research on that I decided to spend the extra money and get marine grade plywood. Now I am reading it has to be sealed with epoxy or some other sealant. I can not seem to find a clear answer on this, should I seal the wood or not? If so, what should I seal it with? Also, I read that the wood has to be sealed in the screw holes and staple holes. How exactly would you do that? staple it, pull the staples out, seal it, then put new staples in the same hole? That seems kind of crazy.
- should I replace all the foam in the boat even if it looks okay?
Here is a few pics of the boat. I started the project a few months ago and got frustrated with it so I stopped working on it. after reading a certain project on these forums I got motivated to take another shot at it.