96 lund floor replacement

Well today was day 1, the carpet came out super easy..I got 4 screws out of the deck and the rest are all rusted so it is a pain to get the old floor out…Is there any trick to get the livewell overflow off? I’m pretty sure the tubing is glued in there…I hammered a putty knife all around the seal and it will not budge… The foam looks to be in good shape except for way in stern where the floor was rotted.

I do windshield removal from time to time so I use a putty knife on a hammer drill. But heat will be your friend. Not direct contact though but enough to loosen it a bit

Thete is a nut on the back side of that holding in the tube?

Just had my 96 Lund tyee apart and there is a black plastic nut on the backside. You should just be able to go through under the passenger console though and just pull the hose off and not have to take that black plastic piece off.

Day 2 finally got the dang livewell out, the rest of the floor out, and it all vacuumed out. Now time to get the vinyl and put the new floor in.

How long should I expect the new marine plywood to last if I don’t epoxy it? I’m trying to decide if I should epoxy it or not since it was relatively easy to get the floor out…It’s not about money, I’ve just been reading that it has to be really warm for the epoxy to cure correctly and I don’t have a heated garage. The boat will be covered at all times and stored indoors for the winters.

Won’t have to epoxy it if you use filmed marine plywood.

You might want to take a look at “Old Timers Formula” over on the “tin boat website”

http://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42462

I am using it on my Lund boat restoration>

Why would anyone use wood again when you can get composite sheeting that will never ever rot again.? Cut, cover, install.. done and no secret formula.

Because I already bought the wood… I didn’t think of it at the time…I’m not going to waste precut wood that I already have.

Well hopefully the boat will be all done by the weekend…The vinyl should be here Wednesday, that’s the only thing I’m waiting on…I’m going to cut the one big piece of the floor so I can fit it in without taking the console out and just so its easier. My plan is to cut it bow to stern, does anyone recommend cutting it a different way…I think this way will look the best. The dotted line is where I plan on cutting, the port to starboard side dotted line was my other way I thought of cutting it, the seem would be hidden under the storage boxes that way. Figured I’d post a picture on here to see if anyone that’s done it before has any better way they did it…Thanks for the input

Also anyone have the best way to fold the vinyl on the corners…This is way the way I plan on doing it.

When I replaced my flooring, I used the same seam placings as the original.
This placed the seams over structural members.
I also added a rod locker that tied into the framing I beams.
The old flooring was used as a drilling template.
Then when placing the floor, I filled every hole with a screwdriver.
removed them one art a time and set the screws.
Worked real sweet and the rod locker really strengthened the whole boat.