We specified a wood sole on our American Tug 395, no carpet for us. They use sapele and maple lumber for the sole, no thin veneers, thank-you-very-much!
It somehow never occurred to me to ask what the sub floor was made of.
Every boat we have ever owned had some king of plywood base or plywood floor and I simply assumed that this was the norm.
Imagine my surprise when I saw what appeared to be a honeycomb composit subfloor in one photo.
When I asked, I learned that in fact, the subfloor is made of something called Nida-core. It is glassed into the hull and then covered with an epoxy coated 1/4" plywood layer before getting the actual sapele and maple planks. Wow!
The first picture is of American Tug's normal carpeted sole with carpet, under layer, honeycomb layer, sound shield and wiring... the second picture is the beginning of our boat.
Nice!
Bruce
It somehow never occurred to me to ask what the sub floor was made of.
Every boat we have ever owned had some king of plywood base or plywood floor and I simply assumed that this was the norm.
Imagine my surprise when I saw what appeared to be a honeycomb composit subfloor in one photo.
When I asked, I learned that in fact, the subfloor is made of something called Nida-core. It is glassed into the hull and then covered with an epoxy coated 1/4" plywood layer before getting the actual sapele and maple planks. Wow!
The first picture is of American Tug's normal carpeted sole with carpet, under layer, honeycomb layer, sound shield and wiring... the second picture is the beginning of our boat.
Nice!
Bruce