Help with rotten wood.

[helpwithmyresto]

Just bought my first boat. I have automotive experience but not much marine. It is a 1990 16ft quantum bass boat. The wood in the lowest part of the floor is rotten. I wonder what i am in for with this job. I want to replace all the wood, it is not all in terrible shape, but is bad enough to replace. I will be replacing all of the carpet with some marine carpet from bass pro. Just wondering what kind of work to expect. Also, do you guys know if the cap will need to come off, i have no idea. If it does, how much work is that, to get it off and back on right? Thanks for any info.

 

[osborn159]

Re: Help with rotten wood.

not sure about the cap, more than likley yes,not really qualified on cap removal yet, good call replace all wood now and enjoy the boat for yeeears. and while your in there check the stringers and transom, no sense covering a prob that will need attn down the road.
im not a carpet in a boat kinda guy so, imho thats the only flaw in your plan, carpet holds water which accelerates wood rot. id paint or use marine vinyl floor product, but its your boat, your $$$, your time
good luck D

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: Help with rotten wood.

Welcome to iboats. Pictures would be great for us to tell if you would need to pop the cap or not. Most of the time for a full resto... yes. Also there are several very detailed threads on what people did taht will help. Look for the 5 star ratings.

 

[NetMatrix]

Re: Help with rotten wood.

Yeah the rotted wood can cause serious problems in the future. Like what was said look around here on the forum to get ideas on how to fix this problem, and get some pictures up here.

 

[timfives]

Re: Help with rotten wood.

Just bought my first boat. I have automotive experience but not much marine. It is a 1990 16ft quantum bass boat. The wood in the lowest part of the floor is rotten. I wonder what i am in for with this job. I want to replace all the wood, it is not all in terrible shape, but is bad enough to replace. I will be replacing all of the carpet with some marine carpet from bass pro. Just wondering what kind of work to expect. Also, do you guys know if the cap will need to come off, i have no idea. If it does, how much work is that, to get it off and back on right? Thanks for any info.

Welcome, rot is a fungus that gets into the wood. If your going to attempt to cut out the rotten wood, you must be a 100% sure you get it all out. The best way of course to be 100% sure is to replace all of the wood.

If you don't get the rot out, it will rear its ugly head later on.

Without pictures it is hard to make a recommendation, my advice would be to replace it all

Tim

 

[helpwithmyresto]

Thanks for the replies. These forums are great. I will make some pics once i get it over to my house(making room). What are some of the specific products that you guys like as an alternative to carpet? And if need be, how much work would replacing the transom and stringers be? Will that require removal of the cap?

 

[santo101979]

Re: Help with rotten wood.

Thanks for the replies. These forums are great. I will make some pics once i get it over to my house(making room). What are some of the specific products that you guys like as an alternative to carpet? And if need be, how much work would replacing the transom and stringers be? Will that require removal of the cap?

In my restoration I am looking to use a product called Kiwigrip, it?s relatively inexpensive and I've seen nothing but good reviews.
http://www.kiwigrip.com/

Also, I've read a lot of positive reviews of the Durabak product.
http://www.nonslipcoating.com/marine.htm

IMHO I would stay away from the carpet. Like the others have said it holds water and leads to rotting.

If you?re going to rip up the deck totally be sure to read the forums, you'll find a lot of helpful information.

Good Luck!