Soft spot repair

[Gerald]

Your project just got a lot bigger.


To repair the boat, you will have to keep cutting out the "BAD" areas until you have removed all the termites and any mold. Your problem [damage] is why a lot people don't buy a fiberglass boat that has wood in it.


I would buy some fiberglass [or maybe Aluminum] material to use as stringers to support the floor. These can be glassed onto the bottom of the plywood. Make the stringers a little longer than you think what is needed and trim them to make the floor level.


Good luck in your repairs.

[swglenn]

At this point your repair work will be to completely remove the floor to get access to the stringers and transom. Remove stringers as needed to get to good material, look very carefully at the transom. Use an ice pick to check for softness and use a drill to gently take out core samples looking for wet black wood. Be careful not to drill all the way through the transom. You may end up with all of the insides removed, an empty hull. This may mean an easier, but more costly repair, as you now have good access to replace what you need to replace. If you go this route the hull needs to be adequately supported to keep the hull from warping as you do your repair work. Again Bateau has detailed pictures and repair methods on their repair forum.

[swglenn]

Here are two links to floor repair jobs that grew to stringer repair and transom repair.


https://forums.bateau2.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=61322


https://forums.bateau2.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=64084