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 Topic: "Wildman" floor replacement..picsPosted: July-06-2008 at 11:47pm |
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Well, with only a few days 'til GL, I decided to replace the floor in the 68 "Wildman" 'cuda.
It had 9 pcs of 1/2" treated plywood, with lots of nasty fitting seams that were'nt even close to make the new floor from. I decided to make a template, using plywood strips that I hotmelt-glued together. Heres a pic before ripping carpet out.. 
Hers a pic showing the PO's attempt to keep water from getting thru the floor, into the hull , using aluminumn flashing... 
..not sure how much water it kept out, but it sure "oil-canned" when walking on it! This pic shows the first portion of the plywood strip template I made (I used cardboard in the curved area)... 
This is the template , after making it. 
The template on the new 5/8" BCX plywood. 
And here are a couple of pics with the new floor in.....worked great, I was able to locate the battery-box and ski-pole cutouts perfectly! 
I think it was well worth the little extra time. I was able to replace the original 9 pcs of plywood with 5. Now, I just need to get the new carpet and trim in by Thursday... 
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rleinen79
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Posted: July-06-2008 at 11:57pm |
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Hmmm.....didn't something like this happen with the Skier the first year? A last minute finish? Good luck. Can't wait to see you guys in a couple of days.
Rob |
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Posted: July-07-2008 at 12:02am |
Yeah, only that time we were re-upholstering the whole interior...I must love deadline crunches? 
Cant wait for next weekend either... btw, who's gonna pound on your neighbors doors with loud radios? 
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p/allen
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Posted: July-07-2008 at 2:36am |
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Steve I hope you at least have the carpet on hand . I also hope it is the right color otherwords you might have to reapolster
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stang72
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Posted: July-07-2008 at 4:07am |
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Did ya make a template for the bass seats???
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: July-07-2008 at 11:08am |
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Nice job! I especially like your template meathod...great way to use up scrap ply.
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Posted: July-07-2008 at 1:14pm |
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Steve, Didn't the boat have the vinyl wall covering on the floor? Carpet or are you going original?
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62 wood
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Posted: July-07-2008 at 2:21pm |
Pete, The original flooring was long-gone, so Im not sure what they would have used in 68? right now carpet is the quickest / easiest way to go, soooo.... |
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Riley
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Posted: July-07-2008 at 2:25pm |
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Steve, that looks great. I wish I was able to make headway like you.
Our '67 Barracuda had vinyl/rubber flooring. It had a bead like texture. When I pulled my Mustang apart, I found they had used scraps of that same type of flooring to secure the exhaust hose to the hull. Looks great. Keep posting pictures. |
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Posted: July-08-2008 at 12:27am |
Ditto for the '62 Classic, and they also used it to suspend the fuel lines. |
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Posted: July-08-2008 at 1:56am |
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Ok guys......
Pete, Good and bad... First, the good..I found a piece original basketweave vinyl flooring under the front floorboard's old carpet. The bad.. its still getting carpet for now.... BUT, If I could find anything close to this pattern, I might use when I do the SS.
Pat, got smart and had carpet on hand this time.... NO re-upholstery here! Gary, Im mounting the bass seats on the front deck with the pedal-control for the trolling motor... 68 vintage of coarse!
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