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Ever since buying the boat 7 years ago I knew I would someday have to tackle the cockpit deck situation. Well that day has come and it's looking like a massive project (what else is new?). Nothing rocket science mind you but a lot of work. I wanted to post a few pictures and ask your opinion on a couple of points at the same time. So here we go.
My initial idea was to remove the teak and put a few layer of fiberglass like I did on the foredeck and the sides last year. (It worked very well.) But upon inspection I quickly realized that the plywood underneath the glass was completely rotten and it would be pretty much pointless to build anything on that.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57020&stc=1&d=1475524958
It became obvious that the most logical way to proceed would be to remove everything and start from scratch. Furthermore two of the beams supporting the deck are in pretty bad shape so I might as well replace that as well.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57021&stc=1&d=1475525112
So here are some questions to you. Why was the deck made up off small pieces of plywood (about 5 inch by 5) instead of larger pieces? Would it be a bad idea to use pieces that would be bigger (let's say 2 feet by 2 feet)?
I most likely won't be able to fit an 11 feet long beam in one piece so I'm thinking of laminating one in place with a few 8 foot long boards. Would regular 2x4 work? I was originally thinking of using hard wood boards like oak but since it's a lot more expensive I want to have your opinion on that.
Here are a few more pictures.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57022&stc=1&d=1475525617
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57023&stc=1&d=1475525617
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57024&stc=1&d=1475525786
My initial idea was to remove the teak and put a few layer of fiberglass like I did on the foredeck and the sides last year. (It worked very well.) But upon inspection I quickly realized that the plywood underneath the glass was completely rotten and it would be pretty much pointless to build anything on that.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57020&stc=1&d=1475524958
It became obvious that the most logical way to proceed would be to remove everything and start from scratch. Furthermore two of the beams supporting the deck are in pretty bad shape so I might as well replace that as well.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57021&stc=1&d=1475525112
So here are some questions to you. Why was the deck made up off small pieces of plywood (about 5 inch by 5) instead of larger pieces? Would it be a bad idea to use pieces that would be bigger (let's say 2 feet by 2 feet)?
I most likely won't be able to fit an 11 feet long beam in one piece so I'm thinking of laminating one in place with a few 8 foot long boards. Would regular 2x4 work? I was originally thinking of using hard wood boards like oak but since it's a lot more expensive I want to have your opinion on that.
Here are a few more pictures.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57022&stc=1&d=1475525617
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57023&stc=1&d=1475525617
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57024&stc=1&d=1475525786
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