On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:32:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Even though well taken care of, I realize the boat is 25 yr old. but
with the care I take of it plus the previous owners, can a floor just
normally rot out when it's kept normally dry?

I hate pulling the seats, peeling off the carpet and replacing the
wood.

The problem is the carpet. It retains moisture and creates a warm
dark place next to the wood, just what rot likes best. My old
runabout was a 1979 Winner 24 which was a pretty well built boat but
it eventually developed floor rot in one area that was carpeted.

On Dec 4, 12:51*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:32:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Even though well taken care of, I realize the boat is 25 yr old. but
with the care I take of it plus the previous owners, can a floor just
normally rot out when it's kept normally dry?

I hate pulling the seats, peeling off the carpet and replacing the
wood.

The problem is the carpet. * It retains moisture and creates a warm
dark place next to the wood, just what rot likes best. *My old
runabout was a 1979 Winner 24 which was a pretty well built boat but
it eventually developed floor rot *in one area that was carpeted.

Oh wow, Wayne, I never thought of that, but I think you're probably
right. Yeah, that carpet would keep the wood moist . Odd. the whole
floor is carpeted and it's wierd that it would get spoungy right in
that one spot.

On Dec 4, 1:55*pm, Tim wrote:
On Dec 4, 12:51*pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:32:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Even though well taken care of, I realize the boat is 25 yr old. but
with the care I take of it plus the previous owners, can a floor just
normally rot out when it's kept normally dry?

I hate pulling the seats, peeling off the carpet and replacing the
wood.

The problem is the carpet. * It retains moisture and creates a warm
dark place next to the wood, just what rot likes best. *My old
runabout was a 1979 Winner 24 which was a pretty well built boat but
it eventually developed floor rot *in one area that was carpeted.

Oh wow, Wayne, I never thought of that, but I think you're probably
right. Yeah, that carpet would keep the wood moist . Odd. the whole
floor is carpeted and it's wierd that it would get spoungy right in
that one spot.

The floatation foam can also be a problem. A lot of runabouts were
built with sealed (theoretically) bilge sections which are then filled
with expanding foam. Problem is that water slowly wicks in via screws
or impefections. The foam traps the water against the wood.

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On Dec 4, 12:51*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:32:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Even though well taken care of, I realize the boat is 25 yr old. but
with the care I take of it plus the previous owners, can a floor just
normally rot out when it's kept normally dry?

I hate pulling the seats, peeling off the carpet and replacing the
wood.

The problem is the carpet. * It retains moisture and creates a warm
dark place next to the wood, just what rot likes best. *My old
runabout was a 1979 Winner 24 which was a pretty well built boat but
it eventually developed floor rot *in one area that was carpeted.

Oh wow, Wayne, I never thought of that, but I think you're probably
right. Yeah, that carpet would keep the wood moist . Odd. the whole
floor is carpeted and it's wierd that it would get spoungy right in
that one spot.

Probably when it's sitting there the bow is high and that's where the
water in the carpet naturally flows to.

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On Dec 4, 2:16*pm, NowWhat wrote:
In article 3802c3af-3d08-49a8-8296-4c3ea717afe9
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On Dec 4, 12:51 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:32:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Even though well taken care of, I realize the boat is 25 yr old. but
with the care I take of it plus the previous owners, can a floor just
normally rot out when it's kept normally dry?

I hate pulling the seats, peeling off the carpet and replacing the
wood.

The problem is the carpet. It retains moisture and creates a warm
dark place next to the wood, just what rot likes best. My old
runabout was a 1979 Winner 24 which was a pretty well built boat but
it eventually developed floor rot in one area that was carpeted.

Oh wow, Wayne, I never thought of that, but I think you're probably
right. Yeah, that carpet would keep the wood moist . Odd. the whole
floor is carpeted and it's wierd that it would get spoungy right in
that one spot.

Probably when it's sitting there the bow is high and that's where the
water in the carpet naturally flows to.

--
WAFA the newsgroup liar free!

You may also find stringer rot, as well. I simply gutted my Chris, and
replaced the subframes, AND decking. The wood wasnt in bad shape for
40+ years old.With the water soaking in, it weighed a ton. The new
Marine ply I used was feather-weight comparatively.