F32 salon sub-floor
Moderators: BeaconMarineBob, Moderator, BeaconMarineDon
F32 salon sub-floor
I notice that I had a weak/soft spot on floor where one of engine covers rest on a straping srcewed to a 2x4. After looking saw 2x4 is splitting at bottom where straping is screwed in. How much of a job is it to replace 2x4 and how is it attached under?? It runs the width of salon.. I amk thinking of using a steel hanger and screwing it in higher for a temporary fix. Any suggestions?? Any pictures of framing that some one has done?
Re: F32 salon sub-floor
Is it the one thats forward or aft? Either one will be screwed into a lateral support that is glassed to the hull.
It's a heck of a project that will require you to pretty much take up the entire floor. The center hatches and the engine doors are easy enough, the rear section is just held down with screws. The side panels are a pain in the arse.... If you are lucky enough, you may be able to get that board out and a new one it with those side panels in place.
As for the board, it's not a true milled down 2x4, I believe the dimensions are closer to 3x1.5. The original was probably oak. White oak would be a suitable substitute.
It's a heck of a project that will require you to pretty much take up the entire floor. The center hatches and the engine doors are easy enough, the rear section is just held down with screws. The side panels are a pain in the arse.... If you are lucky enough, you may be able to get that board out and a new one it with those side panels in place.
As for the board, it's not a true milled down 2x4, I believe the dimensions are closer to 3x1.5. The original was probably oak. White oak would be a suitable substitute.
Re: F32 salon sub-floor
It is the aft one. Am I correct in reading that the 2x4 is screwed into a support which is glassed in and the 2x4s are not glassed in only srewed in? How are the side plywood flooring attach? Why a pain to take off? I was actually thinking if I ripe up floor would replace it with 3/4 plywood Any thoughts
Re: F32 salon sub-floor
The supports going beam to beam are not glassed in. If I recall, they are attached to the side boxes which are screwed into the bulkhead which are glassed to the hull.
The plywood on the side runs from about 8" on the inside of the side doors all the way to the hull. It's all half inch, and you might have enough room to get under that side door frame. I was planning on doing the same thing but I decided that the effort was not worth the result. A refit would require removing the entire wood side panel and on my boat, the steering lines, transducer wires, etc are drilled and ran through those panels. So it would be quite the project.
If that board is cracked, it should be easy enough to replace, but if its the boards on the side, its a bigger project.
I ended up bracing the bulkhead with another layer of plywood in that area and using SS carriage bolts to keep the floor from sagging.
The plywood on the side runs from about 8" on the inside of the side doors all the way to the hull. It's all half inch, and you might have enough room to get under that side door frame. I was planning on doing the same thing but I decided that the effort was not worth the result. A refit would require removing the entire wood side panel and on my boat, the steering lines, transducer wires, etc are drilled and ran through those panels. So it would be quite the project.
If that board is cracked, it should be easy enough to replace, but if its the boards on the side, its a bigger project.
I ended up bracing the bulkhead with another layer of plywood in that area and using SS carriage bolts to keep the floor from sagging.
-
captainmaniac
- 2025 Gold Support
- Posts: 1922
- Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:26 pm
- Location: Burlington, Ontario
Re: F32 salon sub-floor
Sorry for suggesting a change in direction.... you originally said one of your engine covers was siting on a weak strapping. None of the strapping is structural for the cabin decking. A new screw or two to refasten the strapping. If what is is going into is split, consider just using some epoxy and clamping it back together, or twinning it if needed. There is no major rebuild needed here unless your entire salon is about to cave in.