[C320-list] Interesting discovery on cabin floor

[Doug Treff]

I love Jeff's ideas. I've been contemplating a similar job. In a few years it will be time. However, I'll say that i've already refinished my floor once. And it looks like the substrate Catalina used on my boat is pretty good stuff. It's pretty thick and it has a water resistant plastic laminate of some kind applied to the underside. and it's WAY thicker than quarter inch. More like half inch, at least. I can see the markings on the underside where I'm fairly certain it was done at the factory because it has my hull number marked on it.

Maybe yours was redone by a previous owner along the way?

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On Fri, May 31, 2019, at 3:38 PM, Jack Brennan wrote:
> So I’m getting ready to install a new Lonseal teak and holly floor in 
> the cabin. I was steeling myself for a tough afternoon cutting out a 
> pattern of the floor with all of its twists and turns.
> 
> Imagine my surprise when I discovered those screws don’t just hold down 
> the laminate. They also hold down a quarter-inch plywood base that 
> screws into the real cabin floor.
> 
> So the good news and the bad news is that I was able to lift up the 
> plywood base and haul it into my garage, where I will be able to use it 
> to make a perfect pattern for the new floor. Unfortunately, it is cheap 
> plywood that has not weathered 20 years well.
> 
> It looks like I’ll be cutting a new plywood base for at least part of the floor.
> 
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
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