Floor Capped???

[Joel]

How can you tell if your floor has been "capped" or replaced?

I believe capped is the proper term for laying a new floor over the old one... and, replaced is self-explanatory...

Also, if a floor has been capped, is it necessarily a bad thing???

I ask because as I was replacing the two exhaust hoses that come off the manifold elbows to the mufflers I noticed that they both rub on the floor cut out causing a rub through / hole...  I know its a tight fit, but not sure if this is common or not.  That got me to looking around and I dont know enough about these boats to identify common manufacture procedures verses repair verses BAD REPAIR job...  Someone cut out the "L" seat where it was glassed to the hull and bolted it back in (bad repair job by the way).  Its a snug fit, but why would they do that since the top cushion comes off and the forward side is open to the bow hold???  Puzzled to say the least...

Any help on how to identify a capped or replaced floor would be appreciated.

Thanks,  Joel

[Joel]

Anybody have a chance to read the above and / or comment???

Thanks!

[Mike Harry]

Sometimes I feel the same way Joel about posts being looked at and no responses being posted. I looked at your post, just didnt comment because I didnt really know the answer. Sorry I cant be of any help man.

[Joel]

Thanks brother boater!!!  I'm sure everyone is busy boating, skiing, etc...    The board is usually full of questions & answers in the off-season!!!

Still like to know what to look for though...

[RonT]

Capped is never reccomended because you still have the rotten stuff below it & is probably very wet & heavy, an experienced A/S guy can look at telltale signs but another way is to pull the ski pylon out & see how thick the floor is. On the older boats it would be approx. 1" thick....    .25"aluminum plate + .50" of plywood + .20" of laminates = .95" or about an inch, if your is 1.5" or thicker its capped.