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banded-mallard
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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 false floor questions
Those with welded in floors, is the back completely sealed as well? Is the false floor completely water tight? Do you have a drain plug in the false floor section to drain (condensation, relieve pressure build up due to heat in summer? Need some design ideas. Also, the 1.5" drains that I see so many have. Pros / Cons, where the hell do you get a plug that big?
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:33 am |
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CCC
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:25 am Posts: 1685
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 Re: false floor questions
1.5 ain't big that is a standard size and I think Walmart has them, I've seen some 3 inch drains!
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:53 pm |
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banded-mallard
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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 Re: false floor questions
I've always used 1" sch 80 pipe when building mine which fits a standard size plug.
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:41 am |
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take'emgator
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 10201 Location: SETX
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 Re: false floor questions
Mine is welded evry couple of inches or so give or take. Just enough to let water drain and not let trash in
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:13 am |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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 Re: false floor questions
If it is completely sealed, put two drain plugs, one on each side at the back for exactly what you said.
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:48 am |
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woodysqueal23
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:19 pm Posts: 308
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 Re: false floor questions
Mines open in the back so water will fall into bottom of the boat to bilge out
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:56 am |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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 Re: false floor questions
Yea I don't mean a sealed floor that goes all the way to the transom.
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:24 am |
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banded-mallard
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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 Re: false floor questions
that was the only problem I thought of is trash getting under it. Filling the hull with mud and crap adding weight. With a riveted floor with gutters, you could drill out the rivets everynow and then and clean out underneath it. Then just rivet it back.
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:10 am |
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woodysqueal23
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Joined: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:19 pm Posts: 308
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:07 pm |
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