Different way of replacing deck

[jorgeinmiami]

A while ago I saw a episode of Ship Shape TV that they took a 20 aquasport and cut out the deck in one piece out of the boat flipped it upside down took out all the old wood and replaced it and glassed it back in.
Seems to it would be nice to not only save the original deck but a maybe easier way of doing this.

Is this possible?

Just imagining a 23 open project. But I'm only day dreaming

Asking for a friend

[Petey]

Yes it is I’m in the process of doing it to my 1975 23 inboard and i have the pics. Ill be starting a build here soon it all apart and I’m coring the floor now.

[strick]

Yes there are a few that have done it that way on this site over the years if my memory is still intact...thats no different they re coring a deck hatch

strick

[Xcomunic8d]

Seems like a good idea. I suppose it depends on size of boat.

I can’t imagine doing that on mine without hydraulics. I suppose my question is, “do you think it will be easier to go upside down or can you do same just have to oscillate saw and grind it out without inverting it?

Here’s one hatch I had to recore. Thankfully most of my deck was good otherwise.

[Thepistonhead]

I've scene it done where you split the top cap/liner from the hull. Flip the top cap/liner upside down...cut, grind, scrape old structural support of deck just leaving the top surface then recore the deck. This method is viewed as preferred by many because you never truly redeck the boat....especially when the original deck surface is engineered non-skid ----aka the diamond cut/grooved gel coated decks.

[jorgeinmiami]

Just getting ideas in case a 23 falls my way.

It is a sickness This get another boat thing

[FLexpat]

I seriously considered pulling the cap and liner on my 23 to do everything from underneath. I decided not to for 3 reasons:
1) my deck gelcoat was pretty trashed/worn so I wouldn't be saving that much surface and patching labor.
2) I had a good idea of how it was all put together but didn't really know the little details.
3) I would have had to been super creative/stupid without the proper space and tools to pull all that stuff then work on it and (in hindsight), since I could only get to FL on an irregular basis to do the work, all the parts would have been outside through 2 or 3 different hurricanes.

Definitely the right thing to do if I had the time, workspace, and tools.

Meanwhile I'm still chugging away slowly...