Repairing Boat Floor Plywood

Plywood can be repaired if the damaged area is not extensive.

Repairing boat floor plywood.

Cut the outline to make the repair patch. Photo d is a piece of plywood from the floor of a boat wreck. Cover the plywood flooring pieces with a fiberglass mat and seal in place using a fiberglass resin. If the stringers and bulkheads are rotten get them replaced with fiberglass ones.

Once you are confident that the rotten sections have been removed you can start to repair the floor as needed. This was located underneath a faux teak floor meaning that it is most likely the original plywood used to build the floor of the boat. Plywood is made with layers of wood veneer laid with the grains at approximately right angles and then glued together. When the resin has dried you may wish to smooth off any rough edges with a soft sander.

If you have the means and resources to remove a piece of the boat floor and replace it then that is the best thing you can do for the boat. Drill 1 16 inch pilot holes one inch from edges of the repair patch and start stainless steel wood screws in each hole. Step 1 remove the damaged flooring the most common material used for boat flooring is bc plywood and it is also used for fiberglass boats in particular. Start removing the old damaged material using an electric saw to cut it.

1986 citation larson 190hp june 2011. You cannot repair the boat floor while rotten wood remains as it will only continue to rot. Note that even though the plywood has been snapped and left exposed to rain and wind it still holds its integrity. Reconnect the electrical wires and water lines below deck.