My 'new' old boat

[robertmee]

Bought a 1986 Glasstream, fairly inexpensive. My first real 'bass' boat (been using a pontoon, ugh). I need some ideas, suggestions on bringing her back to life. I think I have a handle on the whole wet sand/compounding to restore the luster, but I need some ideas for the floor.

The floor is weak in two places. Under the front pedestal (see the lifted screws) and under the driver console. The transom seems solid as a rock so I'm hoping the water damage is limited to the floor and not too much on the stringers, but I'm prepared to do some work there as well.

My main questions are how to tackle the floor. The front seems pretty straightforward. Cut out the floor of the raised area leaving a 2" lip, build a box/deck within covered in epoxy, glass the seams/screw holes and recarpet. On the carpet, since this is inlaid with a bound edge (not upto any edge), how do you replicate that? Or at least cut it the same and keep the edges from fraying (I don't really care about the border).

On the console area, I assume I'll have a tougher time here, and how much I rip out will be driven by how much damage I find underneath. If the damage is localized and the stringers okay, is there a spot repair method to use here without ripping out the entire floor?

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