This weekend, we
finally got two sheets of the floor in! We used 3/4" marine grade A/B plywood. First we cut sheets (measure twice - cut once...especially @ $75 per sheet) then painted the edges with oil-based paint. The front and back curves are each one piece - no seams. It was no easy task, but do-able...each were eased (sloooowly) into place with a hammer. The shell & belly are loose from the frame so the skin is pretty flexible - enough that they could be inched in a little at a time. We used
elevator bolts to attach the plywood to the frame where we could access it and get to the back side and
self-drilling floor repair screws where we couldn't. Then hammered over the elevator bolts just like the originals were.
Shari
