Avon wooden Floor

[iowman]

I am intending making a wood floor for my Avon Redstart.

Please could somebody advice me what thickness of the marine ply I should use ?

Hopefully one of you may have done this in the past.

Thanking you in advance for this

IOW MAN

 

[jwilson]

When I had an Avon with wooden floor I think it was 8mm ply.

 

[NormanS]

My Avon is a Redcrest, so slightly longer. The floorboards are separate strips athwartships, which are held in place in a PVC contraption. Having had the original strips break, I now just use similar size ordinary soft wood, approx 6" x 1/2", treated with a water-based wood stain. They are lighter than the originals. Way back, I had a Redcrest with an 8mm plywood floor, which was very heavy and awkward to install.
The strips stay in place when the dinghy is rolled up to go into the car.

 

[earlybird]

I've a Redcrest, with both a rigid and a roll-up floor. Both are 10mm thick.
The rigid floor is held together by plastic strips of "H" cross-section, so matching the thickness of floor to strip is useful.
If I were making one, I'd consider good quality exterior ply rather than full-blown marine, to save a bit of cash.

 

[itchenseadog]

Most were 10mm thick