I have a 1973 Marine Trader 34 Sedan and I have some slight soft spots on the upper deck. At this point these are minor as far as I can tell. These have been noted in previous surveys done on the boat so I do not think they are getting worse, but I cannot be sure.
As I get nervous whenever we have people up on the deck (which I am limiting to four at the time). My wife loves entertaining up there, so I do not want to stop using it if possible. I am thinking of putting on a floating floor on the deck to disburse the weight. My idea is to lay some teak or bamboo wood shower mats resting on 4 x 1 pressure treated boards the length and width of the deck to disburse the weight.
Am I crazy? Would this possibly work? I know the remedy is to fix the soft spots but at this point that is monetarily out of the question for now.
Another question I have is what if anything should I put under the 1x4s as they will be lying directly on the deck. The mats will be resting on those.
As I get nervous whenever we have people up on the deck (which I am limiting to four at the time). My wife loves entertaining up there, so I do not want to stop using it if possible. I am thinking of putting on a floating floor on the deck to disburse the weight. My idea is to lay some teak or bamboo wood shower mats resting on 4 x 1 pressure treated boards the length and width of the deck to disburse the weight.
Am I crazy? Would this possibly work? I know the remedy is to fix the soft spots but at this point that is monetarily out of the question for now.
Another question I have is what if anything should I put under the 1x4s as they will be lying directly on the deck. The mats will be resting on those.