Originally Posted by
Rbobby65
I never thought about the composite deck boards, is it like the ones you get like at Lowe's or Home Depot?
Yep, Lowe's is exactly where I got everything, the composite decking, marine plywood, carriage bolts, and sealant that I used for the job. I sandwiched the marine plywood to the back of the boat with a layer of sealant between the aluminum, another coat of sealant on the inside of the marine plywood. I then cut the composite decking to fit running it horizontally and clamping everything in place lightly as I went. I next went to the back of the boat with the trusty Dewalt battery-powered drill with the right-sized drill bit drilling the holes for each of the ten-inch carriage bolts (four across each run of decking board); snugging down each self-locking nut only snug tight. Once I got every bolt hole drilled and every bolt in place with the lock washers in place and the nut hand tightened; I started tightening each from the outside inward across each row of decking boards, from the top, and then downward to the next run of decking board. As you tightened the locking nuts down, the sealant would self-seal all of the bolt holes as you tighten them. Lastly, I cut the excess bolts off and rounded the edges to prevent getting cut on one if you happened to get up against one of them. I often wished I had taken pictures of it before and after because it could not have worked out any better. The cutting of all of the angles and cutting around anything else that may be in the way is a bit of a challenge, but if you take your time... it'll all come together nicely in the end.
Last edited by Special K; 11-27-2021 at 11:55 PM.
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