Thanks for the link to your post, I must have missed it when I was doing my research. Does the Polymax really holds up as a stern floor? I have a plywood for the floor (not in my pictures yet). I will try the zip ties then.
To mount aluminum struts on the PolyMax deck, I've used pop-rivets (along the wide edges and the center divider). Heavy-gauge cable ties on the grid part. To fasten to the boat frame, I use hoseclamps covered with plastic tubing for safety.
I posted tons of photos in the More Games with Frames thread, and there are pics of several peoples' work.
As a stern floor, the polymax is used only on day trips, for giving the dogs a better platform, it's not my beaver board. When loading gear, I have a plywood beaver board. The SOTAR I-beams drop off so dramatically, the dogs really don't have a good place to stand by the tubes without sliding down into the lacing, so the polymax gives them just enough stability that they are much happier.
I forgot to mention, I do use a mix of a couple of straps along with the zip ties, just to have a bit of insurance in there.
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As a stern floor, the polymax is used only on day trips, for giving the dogs a better platform, it's not my beaver board. When loading gear, I have a plywood beaver board. The SOTAR I-beams drop off so dramatically, the dogs really don't have a good place to stand by the tubes without sliding down into the lacing, so the polymax gives them just enough stability that they are much happier.
I forgot to mention, I do use a mix of a couple of straps along with the zip ties, just to have a bit of insurance in there.
lhowemt
Did you ever post pics of the plywood or polymax stern floor? I'm curious to know how it is suspended. Would think that the edges would rub against the tubes somehow. The fabric stern floors always seems to taco with stuff on it and am looking for something more rigid/stable. Thanks!
lhowemt
Did you ever post pics of the plywood or polymax stern floor? I'm curious to know how it is suspended. Would think that the edges would rub against the tubes somehow. The fabric stern floors always seems to taco with stuff on it and am looking for something more rigid/stable. Thanks!
I don't suspend the polymax, it just sits on the floor, and since that doesn't really have any weight (except a dog once in a while) it doesn't seem like a big deal. I suspend the plywood with straps, properly adjusted so it doesn't touch the tubes. I've checked it during trips, to make sure it isn't rubbing and I've been successful. I first found out about the plywood floor on a grand canyon rental boat, it worked great.
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Ain't she a beauty! By the way, I second the use of the heavy duty zip ties for securing floors. I've found them to be much more secure than cam straps.
KJ
Handles great. It's a 14 X 24 Cat. I went with a 66in. NRS frame. I prefer a narrower frame. The second picture was taken at Indian Creek put-in, Middle Fork Salmon in September.
I bought 3/4" ply and built my floor and decks with it and then had it rhino lined (spray on truck bed liner). It has just enough texture so it is not slippery. The stuff is bomber and waterproof!
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