Royce
Thank you for the details, I am in the process of floor replacement on my
1954 FC.
I am thinking about coating the underside of the new 3/4 marine plywood with
epoxy paint, any input would be appreciated.
Jim
> Material and labor saving measure regarding the bolts. As for the OSB
> rather than plywood, beginning in the '70's good quality consistent plywood
> started to become a problem and OSB was very consistent and less expensive.
> That subsequently has changed again. A couple of unrelated issued as to why
> A/S would use OSB. OSB has no added bonding material, it is made using the
> natural wood glue present in the tree. The trees are allowed to dry down to
> about 14% moisture, the lignin has not set yet, the tree is barked, chipped,
> the chips oriented, spread and pressed under heat and pressure. The
> combination of heat and pressure sets the lignin. Side benefit is no out
> gassing of the nasties used to glue plywood. Well made OSB is actually a
> good product. What I would like to see A/S use for floor would be some sort
> of composite, an extension/imiprovment of the Al Foam floor used in the late
> '70's in the Minuets.
>
> Atb,
> Royce