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<blockquote data-quote="jgc" data-source="post: 326719" data-attributes="member: 9744"><p>I have read it being touted, but hard to tell on the internet if it is being praised by a user, salesman, or starving college grad working for a marketing firm.</p><p></p><p>Potential advantages:</p><p>1) any floor will add in walking over the ribs</p><p>2) aluminum floor will weigh less and might last longer than wood</p><p>3) perforated floor should allow water to pass and keep your feet dry.</p><p>4) hull could be hosed down through deck with perforated floor (hosing down boat after salt water use).</p><p></p><p>other potential benefit. While the hull is water cooled, the seats and front deck on an aluminum boat are not - and they get HOT (carpet can address this, but then becomes a potential oxidation problem). Perforated aluminum might allow for better convection airflow to keep it a few degrees cooler than solid.</p><p></p><p>Anyway. I found a couple suppliers, but miscalculated the amount of material I would need. Had hoped a 4x10 sheet would floor the boat - but the boat will need a 4.5x9 piece (even with a bunch of seams I am going to be 1/2 sq ft short - and stuck getting 2 sheets). 4x10 sheets are roughtly $350/each. I need to eventually call or do more research to determine if there is other options (the shops making this are doing perforating in house - they might have the ability to do a 5x10 for less than 2 4x10's).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgc, post: 326719, member: 9744"] I have read it being touted, but hard to tell on the internet if it is being praised by a user, salesman, or starving college grad working for a marketing firm. Potential advantages: 1) any floor will add in walking over the ribs 2) aluminum floor will weigh less and might last longer than wood 3) perforated floor should allow water to pass and keep your feet dry. 4) hull could be hosed down through deck with perforated floor (hosing down boat after salt water use). other potential benefit. While the hull is water cooled, the seats and front deck on an aluminum boat are not - and they get HOT (carpet can address this, but then becomes a potential oxidation problem). Perforated aluminum might allow for better convection airflow to keep it a few degrees cooler than solid. Anyway. I found a couple suppliers, but miscalculated the amount of material I would need. Had hoped a 4x10 sheet would floor the boat - but the boat will need a 4.5x9 piece (even with a bunch of seams I am going to be 1/2 sq ft short - and stuck getting 2 sheets). 4x10 sheets are roughtly $350/each. I need to eventually call or do more research to determine if there is other options (the shops making this are doing perforating in house - they might have the ability to do a 5x10 for less than 2 4x10's). [/QUOTE]
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