MID RESTO THOUGHTS, SUGGESTIONS, and a QUESTION
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:52 pm
Hello all......catchy thread title huh. Anyway . yes I am mid resto on a 24ft 1984 Playbuoy Supreme Royal , gotta love that name. She doesnt have a lot of Supreme left but I am doing my best to help her out. First point....If I were to do this again I would have bought a more modern boat with the larger diameter pontoons or even a tri toon. I bought this boat on a whim for $2500 and thought I was doing good. I have good knowledge of boats but I knew nothing about pontoon boats. Another point....if I did my research first and figured what the resto would cost...well maybe I could have just bought a boat that didnt need a resto for about 8 to 10k. I didnt realize there were so many pontoon boats in such good shape for that price point. What happens to me is that I get all caught up in what a bargain an old boat is...and I know I can fix it...and I dont want to spend 8 to 10K thats way too much right? Well then I cant just resto a pontoon boat....it has to have the best of the best......and low and behold if were counting expensive GPS/fish finders.....and very expensive remote control trolling motors........Im now in for 10 freakin K!!!!! I would be cool with that until I learned my pontoons are old school skinny hot dogs vs the new colossal mega toons which ride nice and high. Dont worry about me...I will be fine.
Ok....now for my question. I have 4 of the 6 sheets of fancy marine grade plywood secured to my deck supports via through bolts because screws would spin out too easy in 30yr old deck supports. Yes screws will bite a little...but if u torque em down they will spin out and that is no bueno for me. Oh ya...the question! So I have many many big flat bolt heads counter sunk via a paddle drill bit and they sit below the surface not perfectly flush for a number of reasons. Now I have chosen to fill each bolt void with roofing repair rubber caulk. So picture a paddle bit recess the size of a quarter......and then its drilled through with a drill bit. I first fill the void with the rubber goop then insert the bolt and pound it once with a hammer to bottom it out below flush. I then crawl under the boat with a socket wrench and secure how ever many I have completed. Oh ya...the question!!! Well obviously the rubber goop ooooozes out when I tighten the nut from underneath and I made the decision to cover this quarter sized flat bolt head completely with this rubber goop then swipe across it with a credit card so the goop is now flush with the deck. Are u following me? Is anyone still reading this ramble? SO MY QUESTION.......HERE IT IS........ Do you think the vinyl flooring adhesive will stick to the roofing goop that I am using to cover my bolt heads with???????????????? At first I was purposely letting my saw dust get in the roofing goop because I was thinking hey....maybe the flooring adhesive will like a little wood dust with its roofing goop......which may have been a brilliant idea who knows. I am just afraid that I have a ton of these roof rubber patches on the deck and if the flooring adhesive doesnt stick to it I might have a funny looking floor because I am using 50 mil vinyl vs carpet.
Another point.......I sure wish those deck supports were wider....man that would make the redecking so much easier. As a general rule drilling so close to the edge of any wood to secure it to something is not a great idea.
Ok have u had enough???? I will let you off easy.....
I will include a pic for your viewing please....note I still have more bolts to add to the sheets that are already down.
Ok....now for my question. I have 4 of the 6 sheets of fancy marine grade plywood secured to my deck supports via through bolts because screws would spin out too easy in 30yr old deck supports. Yes screws will bite a little...but if u torque em down they will spin out and that is no bueno for me. Oh ya...the question! So I have many many big flat bolt heads counter sunk via a paddle drill bit and they sit below the surface not perfectly flush for a number of reasons. Now I have chosen to fill each bolt void with roofing repair rubber caulk. So picture a paddle bit recess the size of a quarter......and then its drilled through with a drill bit. I first fill the void with the rubber goop then insert the bolt and pound it once with a hammer to bottom it out below flush. I then crawl under the boat with a socket wrench and secure how ever many I have completed. Oh ya...the question!!! Well obviously the rubber goop ooooozes out when I tighten the nut from underneath and I made the decision to cover this quarter sized flat bolt head completely with this rubber goop then swipe across it with a credit card so the goop is now flush with the deck. Are u following me? Is anyone still reading this ramble? SO MY QUESTION.......HERE IT IS........ Do you think the vinyl flooring adhesive will stick to the roofing goop that I am using to cover my bolt heads with???????????????? At first I was purposely letting my saw dust get in the roofing goop because I was thinking hey....maybe the flooring adhesive will like a little wood dust with its roofing goop......which may have been a brilliant idea who knows. I am just afraid that I have a ton of these roof rubber patches on the deck and if the flooring adhesive doesnt stick to it I might have a funny looking floor because I am using 50 mil vinyl vs carpet.
Another point.......I sure wish those deck supports were wider....man that would make the redecking so much easier. As a general rule drilling so close to the edge of any wood to secure it to something is not a great idea.
Ok have u had enough???? I will let you off easy.....
I will include a pic for your viewing please....note I still have more bolts to add to the sheets that are already down.