Intex Excursion 5 floor

rattbones

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I put a floor in my Intex Excursion 5 this year. I had to cut it into 4 peaces so it would fit in my car. However, the first time I took it out is was so unstable I did not feel comfortable sitting in a chair. I put hinges between the sections and it seems to help very little. So, the questions is, how do I sure the floor up. I'm thinking I would put 6 2x4 the length of the boat. If I cut the 2x4 in 24" sections and screw them under the flooring, alternating 3 on each section, so the sections would fit together like teeth. I would have to put a smooth bracket over the slots the 2x4's would slide into. That should hold them in place (keep them from separating). It should provide the stability to the floor, but is that too much under the floor? Should I just start over and make the floor 2 sections with a way to join those two? Let me know what you think
 

mrdrh99

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Re: Intex Excursion 5 floor

Dude, i had that boat, ditched it for a mariner 4. The floor i had was pretty good, could sit and stand comfortably. I had 4 1 inch sticks of pvc running under a 2 piece floor. I'm@work, if i remember when i get home later today I'll link you to my you tube vids of the excursion.
 

rattbones

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Re: Intex Excursion 5 floor

thanks, would like to see what others have done. Also, why the switch to the Mariner?
 

mrdrh99

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Re: Intex Excursion 5 floor

Because its much more stable and the material is 10x thicker, I've bumped rocks and slammed into branches, no leaks yet. I've put a hard floor over the slated floor.look on the mariner thread, i have links to several videos of my boat as well as several other guys.
 

rattbones

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Re: Intex Excursion 5 floor

looks great, thanks for the videos, very nice work btw
 
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