As previously mentioned, the sole on my Triton is spongy and damp. Also pretty uncomfortable. There are some cracks progressing along it, so I know that it's getting worked around. My first big job this winter is zipping it out, putting in in tranverse plywood floors and putting in a new plywood sole with hatches. It's going to be plywood and painted. No teak or anything like that.
Anyway, any advice on doing this? I'm thinking about 3/4" marine douglas fir for the floors on 16" centers, with a good sized hole on each side for drainage into the center of the bilge. That all glassed into the keel and bilge. Some manner of wood attached to the top edge to make a better fastening area for the sole. Was thinking 1/2" marine plywood for the sole. Would lay a bead of thickened epoxy on each floor and then screw the sole down to the floors. Then glass in the sole. A hatch cut for each gap in the floor.
Seems doable, kind of a medium-big job. Much stronger than what was there originally.
2nd question: I'm planning a redesign of the cabin layout. Possibly going with some sort of dinnette to starboard, rebuilding the galley. Any ideas on how to lay this out? I'm pondering finding a marine architect to make some drawings for me. I'm not worried about the woodwork, but I could see screwing up the design part and ending up with something that doesn't work well. The current layout is pretty frustrating. I have a lot of ideas but I'm not great at drawing them out.
Thanks!
Paul
Anyway, any advice on doing this? I'm thinking about 3/4" marine douglas fir for the floors on 16" centers, with a good sized hole on each side for drainage into the center of the bilge. That all glassed into the keel and bilge. Some manner of wood attached to the top edge to make a better fastening area for the sole. Was thinking 1/2" marine plywood for the sole. Would lay a bead of thickened epoxy on each floor and then screw the sole down to the floors. Then glass in the sole. A hatch cut for each gap in the floor.
Seems doable, kind of a medium-big job. Much stronger than what was there originally.
2nd question: I'm planning a redesign of the cabin layout. Possibly going with some sort of dinnette to starboard, rebuilding the galley. Any ideas on how to lay this out? I'm pondering finding a marine architect to make some drawings for me. I'm not worried about the woodwork, but I could see screwing up the design part and ending up with something that doesn't work well. The current layout is pretty frustrating. I have a lot of ideas but I'm not great at drawing them out.
Thanks!
Paul