It would only make sense if you enjoyed pain and endless hours of  
maintenance. Marine plywood and carpet is low maintenance and much cheaper than  
teak. How about that. It's past noon. Time for a libation and football.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 1/8/2012 9:22:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com writes:


Chris,
Any thoughts on doing this project using teak as the  flooring instead of 
plywood & carpet?  I was thinking about something  like that because it would 
really look a lot better.  Would that make any  sense?
BK

> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 11:52:23 -0800
>  From: ccowie at cowieassociates.com
> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Floor  Boards
> 
> 
> Lee: Marble might be a bit on the heavy side.  I am on my boat, nice 60ish
> degree weather, too bad it's not in the  water. I took apart the floor
> boards and sketched up the existing  pattern to cut new 3/4" boards from
> marrine plywood that I will coat  with several thin layers of poly. I 
have a
> couple of questions. Why  did Stan use 7 boards (see enclosed sketch A, B,
> C, D, E, F, G). I  think it's probably because the hardboard comes in 
3'x5'
> sheets. The  marine plywood will be a 4'x8' sheet and I think it would be
> better to  install five boards (see enclosed sketch A, B, C, D, E) but I 
want
> to  make sure I am not missing anything. Another minor issue is that the
>  1/2" hardboards are actually 3/8" and will be replaced with 3/4" wood
>  pushing the wood centerboard enclosure up slightly. I can either live  
with
> a slight slope or cut down the wood centerboard enclosure 1/4".  Any
> thoughts or input on the board pattern would be  appreciated.
> 
>  http://old.nabble.com/file/p33099750/Image%2B4.jpg Image+4.jpg 
>  
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p33099750/Image%2B1.jpg Image+1.jpg  
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p33099750/Image.jpg Image.jpg 
>  http://old.nabble.com/file/p33099750/Image%2B3.jpg Image+3.jpg 
>  http://old.nabble.com/file/p33099750/Image%2B2.jpg Image+2.jpg 
>  
> 
> Leland wrote:
> > 
> > Chris,
> >  
> > Even though you've gotten about 20 years worth of sailing in  those 3
> > seasons, with all the Rhodes you've sold for Stan at the  boat shows 
you'd
> > think he'd give you a free marble floor if you'd  ask for it.
> > 
> > Comments like this is what keeps Stan  so young.
> > 
> > Lee
> > 1986 Rhodes22 AT  EASE
> > Kent Island, MD
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > cowie wrote:
> >> 
> >> I agree that  hardiebacker is not intended for horizontal floor type
> >>  applications. It sounds like I may want to consider replaceing them  
with
> >> marine plywood. My boat is only 3 seasons old, 2009  model so it seems
> >> like the hardiboard may not have been the  right material to use. I 
will
> >> let Stan know for future  reference. I wonder if I can easily get all 
of
> >> the floor  boards out and replaced without having to take apart other
> >>  parts of the interior?
> >> 
> >> 
> >>  rgesner wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> Hardiebacker, even  the 1/2", is not intended to be used structually
> >>>  unsupported like that. When used for floors, it must be fully  
supported.
> >>> The only approved unsupported use in in walls,  such as for a shower 
tile
> >>> backer board.
>  >>> - Rusty
> >>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:35 PM,  Geoff Farrell
> >>>  <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>> 
>  >>>> The same thing happened to two of my boards, including the  one 
over the
> >>>> center board trunk. Stan replaced them  with plywood that was heavily
> >>>> coated
>  >>>> with what I think is polyurethan. These boards feel much  stronger 
and
> >>>> have
> >>>> held up  well. Geoff
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Jan 6,  2012 at 2:13 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
>  >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>  >
> >>>> > The floor boards in my boat are a bit  spongy and the small center
> >>>> panel
>  >>>> > that
> >>>> > is located directly  over the center board trunk has cracked. The
> >>>>  original
> >>>> > material is 1/2" thick HardieBacker®  500 Board that is available 
in
> >>>> 3'x5'
>  >>>> > sheets.
> >>>> >
>  >>>>  
http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/products_backerboard_halfInch.shtml
>  >>>> <snip>
> >>>>
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