LTV Guys, let’s see your floors...

[Noah Burns]

I’ve seen floors done a couple different ways on LTVs over the years and can’t decide what I want to do with mine. Anyone have pics of their setup, other setups etc?

I want to keep it as light as possible, but also want it to look good and be functional as a boat as well. You know the classic, have the cake and eat it too...

[XstreamVking]

Post up some ideas that you have, and begin a discussion about it. I am not an LTV expert but have built a few boats....

[Noah Burns]

I’ve only personally seen it done two ways on an LTV, barrow floor laid over the stringers and a higher floor laid on top of the bulkhead that lays over in to the sponsons. I would really like to do something in between, I don’t want the seating to be to high tho, I like to be down in the boat as much as safely possible.

[XstreamVking]

Center steer with the seats in between the tunnells? Floor down maybe 4'' from tunnell tops?

[Noah Burns]

Center steer front seat center, 2 back seats. I’m going to try and incorporate them in to the deck like on an STV. That project may have to wait!

I need to measure from the tunnel tops, I’m all torso so seat placement is going to be a pain I’m sure.

[XstreamVking]

With the partial floor down 4'' the seats cushions would be about level with the tunnells. You could make a second full length lower floor at the bottom of the tunnell as a place for your feet, and to mount a go pedal. Tunnell width is 22''-24''? Floors done this way would help make the hull fairly rigid. Would have to watch for hard spots on the hull with the upper partial floor.

[Noah Burns]

Would have to watch for hard spots on the hull with the upper partial floor.

hard spots being where the floor is touching (glassed to) the hull itself?

[XstreamVking]

yes...I am guessing the hull has no core at the point the floor pcs may touch it. Using foam it would not be a big problem. Wood should be
spaced off a little, or have a strip of core in between. If it is already cored no problem with either.

[Noah Burns]

it has a klegacel core in it. everything going back in is composite, coosa. this was a race boat in it's previous life so the deck is flimsy, I have been advised to add some divinycell to the bottom side for some strength.