Wood vs. Aluminum Floors for a Boat | Installing an Aluminum Floor

Discussing the pros and cons of both aluminum and wood for the flooring of a boat, installing an aluminum floor in my buddies boat, and saying "like I said" a bunch of times.
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[@jdwalkerco5550]

@backwaterboatrehab is one of the best in the game. Super talented. Keep up the great work sir.

[@centralcoaster33]

Awesome new content! Been wanting to give you props for a while, but you know, comments unavailable. You're one of my favorite boat guys. I've got two 10' Jon boat projects currently. A 32" and a 40". The 32" was a free takeaway! I love your blue baby project. I've got a metal manufacturer/ retailer here. Scraps and partial cuts can save one lots of money. Wood is intelligent. Carbon or Glass fiber and molds can be fun. Getting out there and fishing can be fun. Lots of options for each person 👍 Hey and Cheers from the PNW!

[@LowBudgetGarage88]

Great video dude. I resealed and painted my boat before winter, now I just need to do my floor and a little storage in the front bench seat

[@Shift1dwn5up]

Love the vids brother. I enjoy watching the builds

[@illkabongg]

Thanks man Im just about to do this project. Your videos are the best.

[@randyg6231]

Nicely Done !! I'm sure your friend will appreciate the little extra's you did to make it look awesome !!

[@KPutubing]

Howdy from Sacramento! Cool vid. When I was a kid, I tried to do a wood floor in an inflatable sea eagle. Needless to say it didn't work out. Thanks for sharing!

[@gonzalomanriquezjr864]

Been waiting on a new video to drop. Boat looks awesome

[@winntoreel9727]

I used pvc trim boards in my boat for the floor. They have them at Lowe’s and Home Depot. They are pricey but plastic doesn’t rot.

[@Steve16346]

Great video as always

[@sethturner8483]

I appreciate you posting these videos. I like watching a bunch of different video to help me learn new techniques. I plan on building a transom brace for my tracker 1436. I agree with your opinion on tracker. I have leaking rivets, welds are poor, and the over all quality isn’t as good as it should be. If you ever do a transom brace with angle and rivets I’d watch it.

[@danconlan8735]

Nice job, that turned out really nice! Slainte, DC🍀

[@wallaceknifeworkshomestead]

Nice job! Oh, I love my Tracker 😁😁

[@jamesstevenson8207]

Thanks for the new Hobbie. Wife is stoked🤘

[@13hawks32claws]

You could spray glue that foam together so you didn’t have to cut twice. 🤟🏻

[@AirgunEvolution]

Thanks

[@cozziwysong3905]

man you did that just like i did mine she looks good

[@cozziwysong3905]

did my 1750 MVXL .125 sheets from the junk yard 4x8 sheets at the junkyard is only $3lb here in ohio

[@getdowninthesouth]

We're local to each other, need to pick your brain on a tracker classic deck extension...

[@phillylonghots]

New to this... Does the foam just add rigidity to the floor? Or is there a different purpose?

[@backwaterboatrehab]

Main purpose of the foam is to aid in floatation in case you get a hole in your boat. This way it won’t sink to the bottom of the lake. You boat comes from the factory with foam under the seats, but when you start adding a lot of extra stuff to your boat you can exceed the factory foam limits. So adding foam will help compensate adding extra weight. But it does also serve the purpose of filling the void between the braces when you floor a boat.

[@dgreen6987]

Wonder where a guy good buy some aluminum mesh to floor a boat with ?

[@marklivingston7324]

Thats called 'Expanded Metal/aluminum' I would not advise using this for flooring unless you get a very heavy gauge. And Expanded sheets pull a premium. And, they will, under the weight of you walking around, start to bend and thats no good. Save your money, and buy 1/8" thick aluminum (5052) You'll thank yourself in the future. I was given this advice by a welder who showed me a trailer with expanded metal in it and their were bows and bends due to the weight. And a peice of aluminum expanded would most certainly bend. Hope this helps!

[@ptvd3066]

Talk too much