Remove Boat Center Floor Board

If the fasteners won t come out chop the board into pieces with a chisel or saw pry up the slivers and replace the board.

Remove boat center floor board. However the need for replacing a boat floor does not mean the end of your boating days. The text book way of replacing the floor is to remove the consoles seat boxes and remove all. 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. Once you are confident that the rotten sections have been removed you can start to repair the floor as needed.

You cannot repair the boat floor while rotten wood remains as it will only continue to rot. The need for a new boat floor becomes inevitable when the floor has a soft spongy feel that is a sure sign of dry rot. Over time boat floors begin to show wear and tear from repeated exposure to the elements specifically water. Start removing the old damaged material using an electric saw to cut it.

If the stringers and bulkheads are rotten get them replaced with fiberglass ones.