Bennett Schneider
Veteran Member
I am considering the purchase of a 40' Europa style trawler. Somewhere along the line, a previous owner replaced the cabin top and did a rather poor job. As a result, the top is soft because of water infiltration. I am going to remove the flybridge and do the entire thing from scratch. The original top was scraps of wood that were fiberglassed over. The current top is non-marine plywood with a really poor fiberglass job. I want to do this job correctly and I have a few questions.
1. What would be the correct thickness of the marine ply I should be using to replace the cabin top?
2. What would be the proper fiberglass to use?
Since the cabin top also serves as the flybridge, I would like to err on the side of caution and make it stronger than it really needs to be but again, I want to make sure I'm doing it right. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
If there is anyone out there that I can contact as I proceed, I would certainly appreciate the help.
1. What would be the correct thickness of the marine ply I should be using to replace the cabin top?
2. What would be the proper fiberglass to use?
Since the cabin top also serves as the flybridge, I would like to err on the side of caution and make it stronger than it really needs to be but again, I want to make sure I'm doing it right. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
If there is anyone out there that I can contact as I proceed, I would certainly appreciate the help.