Steve,
It sounds like your floor is like the floor in a Suburban (but without the pockets for the seat bolts).
What you describe for removing re-installing a floor is the only way that I have seen/heard that works if you want to use a single piece of plywood.
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The Canopy Express is not a common model - it is nice to hear that you are restoring it to look original. Post pictures every so often.
Tim