cabin sole removal?
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Teak & Holly fun
A 100% true answer will be found when you take up the sections (or... pieces...). Based on the reports of other owners in the past EY used sealant and then screws with plugs when attaching the sole.
(I do know that the sole in our '88 was never glued, but we have have a different-engineered interior than the BK Ericson's of that era.)
Check out the main (but not the only) "glued down cabin sole" thread:
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?1526-Removal-of-glued-down-cabin-sole
Regards,
Loren
A 100% true answer will be found when you take up the sections (or... pieces...). Based on the reports of other owners in the past EY used sealant and then screws with plugs when attaching the sole.
(I do know that the sole in our '88 was never glued, but we have have a different-engineered interior than the BK Ericson's of that era.)
Check out the main (but not the only) "glued down cabin sole" thread:
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?1526-Removal-of-glued-down-cabin-sole
Regards,
Loren
HerbertFriedman
Member III
I have an 87 E34 that I bought two years ago. I had all the hoses replaced, the hose for the sea water cooling to the engine heat exchanger ran from under the galley sink to the engine under the floor boards. In order to replace that hose, the yard lifted the floor board between the galley and the engine. As far as I know, it was just screwed down, not glued. The yard said it came up easily and went back down OK.
'85 E32-3, glued. Must be destroyed to remove.
'84 E38, screwed with plugged battens, not glued. But not designed for periodic removal.
'84 E38, screwed with plugged battens, not glued. But not designed for periodic removal.
Tom Metzger
Sustaining Partner
My E-34 was like Christian's E-32. There was sealant that was stronger than the plywood. For the most part the bottom ply was removed with a scraper after the rest was pried up with long wedges and big hammers.
Tom Metzger
Sustaining Partner
Here is a crummy pic of the bottom ply before removal. The 2x4s in the pic are some of the wedges.
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Tom, I can only think that about the time of that photo you might well have been thinking to yourself, "Yikes, what have I gotten myself into". You're a brave man along with others who have done the same. Glyn
Tom, I can only think that about the time of that photo you might well have been thinking to yourself, "Yikes, what have I gotten myself into". You're a brave man along with others who have done the same. Glyn
Tom Metzger
Sustaining Partner
No Glyn, at the time of this pic I knew where the job was going. It was when I took up the first small piece that I thought "Yikes, what have I gotten myself into". It took me two or three daze in December to get the sole up and the grid cleaned up. I had a heater, but the bilge never melted. Being in a very small town I bought what burglar tools I could, and then some 2x4s I got the hardware store to cut on an angle to make long wedges of different lengths. I had to keep the original pieces somewhat together to use as patterns for the new sole.
This was before Al Gore brought warmth to the north country. I still laugh when I remember that the marina owner told me that I could bring a sleeping bag into the heated crapper and sleep on the tile floor.
I opted to stay on the boat.
The new sole is NOT glued down nor are the screws plugged.
This was before Al Gore brought warmth to the north country. I still laugh when I remember that the marina owner told me that I could bring a sleeping bag into the heated crapper and sleep on the tile floor.
I opted to stay on the boat.The new sole is NOT glued down nor are the screws plugged.
Here is my pile. Just screwed.
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