help with floor

[cloudd21]

i have a 98 maxum boat I am trying to redo the floor I am needing help on doing it need some pointers please any help would be helpful thanks

 

[tpenfield]

Can you tell us a bit more about the boat and what the situation is.

Pictures would be really helpful in getting pointers and advice.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Read link 14 in the 3rd DIY sticky at the top of the forum. Then read 1, 3, 4a, and 4b

 

[cloudd21]

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it's i/o does run but won't idle I am pretty sure the carb needs jets but I will get pictures of the interior this evening I gave 300 bucks for it

 

[peacekeeper6]

for 300 thats gonna be a good deal. More pictures of the interior is a great start. Also frisco on youtube redid a large bow rider you may find his videos helpful.

 

[Woodonglass]

If the deck is soft, be prepared to find lots more issues below the deck once you get it removed. Boats tend to rot from the bottom up. Stringers and Transom both need to be checked by core sampling them.

 

[Rick Stephens]

If you are going to dive in and do the floor - and maybe (probably) stringers n transom, then my suggestion is start right off getting everything out. And by everything I mean motor, drive, transom/gimbal plates, upholstered side panels, cushions, seats, carpet - everything that can come out, get it out. Take pictures if you need to remember where they go.

It is far easier to assess and repair the structure of your boat when everything is out of the way of that structure. And it really doesn't take that long to put all that back. It for sure takes forever to work around something that will need removing by the time you finish the repairs anyway. And getting fiberglass dust in your motor isn't all that good for it. Nor your seats and cushions.

You can easily run your motor on blocks and rebuild your carburetor with it out of the boat. Easier in some ways than when it is in the boat. It is nice to have access to the motor while you do things like check compression, rebuild carb, inspect the exhaust manifolds and risers, and generally make everything perfect.

 

[cloudd21]

I am trying to put some interior pics of the inside of the boat but it ain't letting me

 

[Rick Stephens]

The forum only allows photo uploads maximum size of 700KB. You have to resize you photos. Use whatever viewing app, virtually all of them will let you resize down to 72 dpi. Here's a forum guide page on posting pics:

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/forum-rules-and-guidelines/9938375-photo-upload-tutorial

 

[cloudd21]

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that's good picture of the main part of the boat

 

[mickyryan]

what rick said in for a nickel in for a dime strip it make it easier on you then when you put everything back you will know it was done right and will be able to check everything else out as it goes back on to be sure its all working properly.

 

[Pusher]

Is that standing water in the front center storage space? Is it sealed off or does that go into the stringers?

 

[cloudd21]

that's just from the rain is it worth fixing or what yall think

 

[Rick Stephens]

Being worth it, yeah, and no. (can't really tell from one little camera phone shot) Depends on your definition of worth it.

Really you have to do the repairs for yourself. I really LIKE fixing up a boat. It gets addicting making it better than it was new - which really isn't all that hard as they build them to be fast to build and strong enough to last until they hope you buy another.

 

[gm280]

As Rick S was saying, first thing YOU need to do is start taking tons of pictures NOW. Take those pictures from every angle and conceivable place you can think of, inside and out side the boat. And also measure the boat as well and plot those measurement on a drawing of your hull. The more measurements you take the better. And those pictures and measurements will certainly come in extremely useful later on down the road when you wondered how something was or how to refit things. You probably will be decaping the hull. That is removing the top from the bottom of the hull. So those measurements will absolutely be important. So if YOU make your decision to carry on with this refurbishing effort, post some pictures on here for us to see what you are dealing with. Then we can offer the best route to follow to achieve your quality rebuilt and safe boat again. I also suggest you read a few of the tons of refurbished boat projects on these forums to get a good idea what it takes and the cost. But if you are ready, let's go. :thumbs:

 

[cloudd21]

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there is a few more of the inside of the boat I have already done some work to it

 

[mickyryan]

seeing those last pics the foam is wrong and can cause you moisture problems they didn't fill the cavities, I seriously would decap and strip and do it from ground up it will make life easier and you will have a fantastic boat when finished

 

[cloudd21]

how is an easy way to tear out the floor the fiberglass and ****

 

[Woodonglass]

I'd recommend a Circular Saw set to the thickness of the deck. Any remaining "LIP" can be ground down with a grinder.

 

[H20Rat]

Are you still set on why you want to do this? Although there are guys out there that love punishment, rebuilding a boat in that condition is usually only done if you have some emotional attachment to it. You are going to spend more overall than what it would take to buy a boat in good running condition, and your resale value isn't going to reflect the hours and money you put into it.

In any case, I agree with the previous posters. From what you posted and said, that is a ground up rebuild. It looks like it probably sat uncovered for multiple years, rotting away from rainwater. The soft floor was the last thing to go, not the first.