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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1979 Sylvan Rodmaster Bare Bones Rebuild
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<blockquote data-quote="LDUBS" data-source="post: 513893" data-attributes="member: 21536"><p>There are a couple schools of thought on this. My first choice would be to not try to seal the floor to the hull. Think about where you want water to drain? Do you want it sitting on top of the ply floor or draining off into the bilge? Additionally, if it is not completely water tight (which it probably won't be), then water will be trapped and potentially cause even more damage. If you use some kind of floor covering, then wrap it around the ply edges. My boat's floor is vinyl which provides quite a bit of protection to the ply. I think the bigger downside is stuff will be falling into the gap. </p><p></p><p>If you want to close the gap, they may be too large to effectively caulk. Maybe look at things like flexible plastic or rubber T-molding. Might work, except the circular cut-outs will be dicey. .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDUBS, post: 513893, member: 21536"] There are a couple schools of thought on this. My first choice would be to not try to seal the floor to the hull. Think about where you want water to drain? Do you want it sitting on top of the ply floor or draining off into the bilge? Additionally, if it is not completely water tight (which it probably won't be), then water will be trapped and potentially cause even more damage. If you use some kind of floor covering, then wrap it around the ply edges. My boat's floor is vinyl which provides quite a bit of protection to the ply. I think the bigger downside is stuff will be falling into the gap. If you want to close the gap, they may be too large to effectively caulk. Maybe look at things like flexible plastic or rubber T-molding. Might work, except the circular cut-outs will be dicey. . [/QUOTE]
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