SOFT BOAT FLOOR REPLACEMENT | BOAT AUCTION REBUILD | BROKEN PILOT HOUSE PROJECT PART 2

[@StephenMeyer58]

If you're going to do it in layers, it has to be done 1 layer at a time.

[@KnottsFishing]

Good tip! Thanks for the comment. Was a pain in the rear working in such a consolidated space.

[@davidholly1579]

Everything you tackle a problem part of that boat that looks nasty, then the grudge goes away and it shines a little more... lessons in life . Thank you

[@KnottsFishing]

Ive been trying to tackle one thing a week. Its a slow progress but will be like new soon.

[@deaconl7552]

Turned out great!

[@KnottsFishing]

Thank you

[@jameswardtv427]

little trick i learned, if you put a coat of sanding sealer into your wood and let the wood soak it up before glassing over the wood it will save you a tad bit of resin while also providing a extra layer of sealant!

[@KnottsFishing]

Great tip, next boat ill be doing this! Thanks!

[@LouTube386]

Made it look easy

[@KnottsFishing]

Always looks easy afterwards. Lol it’s a shame the camera doesn’t capture the FL heat. Lol

[@johnnycuebas8439]

Thank you for the video. Great job

[@KnottsFishing]

Thank you! I need to get with it and finish the rest of it now.

[@gnawbabygnaw]

Thanks

[@KnottsFishing]

Anytime. Thanks for watching.

[@JackedUpFishing]

Looking good! Cant wait to see this thing in action!

[@KnottsFishing]

Getting there!!

[@twistedtreehouse]

Great work.Wish us luck on ours 🍀

[@KnottsFishing]

Wishing you yall luck

[@barrylukebuilds7894]

Looking good!

[@KnottsFishing]

Thanks Barry!!

[@JohnSmith-lj9dg]

Would you comment on the food at a new restaurant before you get a chance to eat it? Stop asking to smash that like button and subscribe at the very beginning of the video! In due time your viewers will do what they are compelled to do I can assure you.

[@KnottsFishing]

Thanks for the feedback dad! Boomer….

[@OutnBacker]

Thumbs up for your sweat and effort. I 'm just waiting here for the last run of epoxy to set up on my old boat. Did much the same thing. Took 265lbs of wet plywood and foam out. Luckily the stringers were still okay. Not great, but I decided to sister-in a box frame between them and bolt thru good wood - then glass the crap out of them. I'm surprised you didn't over lap the edges to make the install a single structure with the rest of the boat? Any insight on that? I took the new floor up the sides a good 6 inches after laying in a fillet radius. Now, the cockpit floor is a waterproof tub that drains back into the well at the transom. Probably the best part of the old pig.

[@KnottsFishing]

Im actually thinking about about redoing everything in coosa board stringers and all since I am so far into the project now. We will see.

[@OutnBacker]

@@KnottsFishing What the heck. it's just money, right? Funny how these things take on a life of their own.

[@09ironman1]

Do you have a full video of the floor restoration for boat. Doing my ski boat.?

[@KnottsFishing]

No, but ill be doing another one soon I plan on doing a better video.

[@hedgepethracing9590]

Yes, I can relate... hard work I know

[@KnottsFishing]

Tons of work! Have any projects you’re working on?

[@rastagrastag9496]

Good job

[@KnottsFishing]

Thanks so much!!

[@huntingfishing1704]

How do you fasten the plywood to the stringers

[@KnottsFishing]

I used stainless screws and a bed of epoxy on the stringer. Predrilled injected resin in the hole then send the screw in.

[@kounlavong7438]

Did you put any support joining the outside edges of floor to old edge of boat floor?

[@KnottsFishing]

No supports on the far sides as the v of the boat made a perfect lip to bond the edges to.

[@powel1aa]

Didn't glass the underside of the floor?

[@KnottsFishing]

Coated bottom in resign and that was it.

[@miguelgutierrez4609]

Please send me more videos of your boat it looks just like mine

[@KnottsFishing]

Nice, shoot me an email and ill send you some.

[@ryankasel233]

I'm in the same situation can I contact you for a few questions... I'm trying to save money doing diy just need someone like you for a few pointers

[@KnottsFishing]

Ryan, shoot me your email and Ill get in touch

[@johnackerman1160]

How much did it cost

[@KnottsFishing]

To do just the floor it was probably close to 400 in materials. Plus my time.

[@johnackerman1160]

Thanks for the quick reply on an old video!! So if I gotta do the stringers too probably about 1000? Just bought a baystealth 1880 an few soft spot but has been sitting over a year

[@KnottsFishing]

@@johnackerman1160 yes the big cost is the core material you choose. If I had to do it over id go with coosa.

[@islandmikerood1847]

Bought yourself a nightmare..congratulations..Now just throw buckets of money at it and it will all go away ..

[@KnottsFishing]

Thanks Buddy, Actually this project has bought me more experience with fiberglass than any class I could pay for, I look forward to proving you wrong on so many levels. Thanks for the comment and for watching! I appreciate all comments!

[@dirtyyyyysouthh]

@@KnottsFishing me never owning a boat i would of loved to start on a restoration build on a boat like this i think its not a nightmare

[@KnottsFishing]

@@dirtyyyyysouthh thanks! Definitely not a nightmare its a labor of love for sure. When its done itll all be worth it.