Brown stuff coming out of the floor

[huntingtheworld]

These is a crack in the floor and I'm trying to figure out what is coming out of it.im afrade to ask.its a older boat.i was letting it dry out after washing it.any ideas?

 

[huntingtheworld]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

 

[metriccrescentwrench]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

More than likely it's a mixture of water and residue from rotting wood.

 

[blackhawk180]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

More than likely it's a mixture of water and residue from rotting wood.

More than likely what metriccrescentwrench said but whatever it is, it's probably not good. Does the floor feel soft? Can you use an ice pick to poke around there and see if it goes right in? Is there any odor associated with this unwanted excrement? More clues will help with diagnosis but I'd be pulling up floor boards if it were mine.

 

[blackhawk180]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

double post

 

[huntingtheworld]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

double post

the floor and the whole boat is solid.no issues just a crak with brown stuff.

 

[huntingtheworld]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

I was thinking about repainting it hoping that will seal that very small crack and putting some carpet down.I had the boat out 2 times a week and i washed it both times and i think i waterlogged it?now its drying and im getting brown water coming out of the drain in the rear too.It does not leak water or anything when im out.

 

[southkogs]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

You're not going to waterlog a boat in two runs, unless you didn't drain residual water out of it. Where is this crack located? Could be foam too.

Sealing and painting it would be a bandaid over the bigger problem.

 

[Solittle]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

I was thinking about repainting it hoping that will seal that very small crack and putting some carpet down.I had the boat out 2 times a week and i washed it both times and i think i waterlogged it?now its drying and im getting brown water coming out of the drain in the rear too.It does not leak water or anything when im out.

If it is rot no amount of washing, cleaning or painting will stop the spread of the rot. Rot is a fungus. You might be able to kill the fungus by injecting automotive antifreeze (which kills fungus) with a large hypo needle. Sounds crazy but it works.

 

[huntingtheworld]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

If it is rot no amount of washing, cleaning or painting will stop the spread of the rot. Rot is a fungus. You might be able to kill the fungus by injecting automotive antifreeze (which kills fungus) with a large hypo needle. Sounds crazy but it works.

the crack is on the lest side if the boat.what is the bored for?support for the floor?even if it did rot no one really walks their.i mean it is really hard idk??

 

[metriccrescentwrench]

Re: Brown stuff coming out of the floor

even if it did rot no one really walks their

I'm sure I'm not the only one in this discussion who's "been there and done that". Wood is used in boat construction because it's cost effective and if properly designed, built, and maintained it will last a long time. Through neglect and ignorance (water left standing in the boat, screw holes not sealed, etc. etc. etc.) many boat owners let water get into the wood. Once that happens it takes a very very long time for the wood to dry out, and that's IF it doesn't get wet again. If that wood stays wet it WILL rot, and that rot WILL spread. Normally if a boat has rot in the deck it's also got rot in stringers and the transom, and there's no quick-fix for that.