chaparral2300

wow, and I thought I had problems, I have a chaparral 2300 sx sport, just your basic run of mill family boat with upgrade power. and im *****ing cause of couple soft spots in my floor. I would absolutly be beside myself to spend the kind of money I know you spent on a fountain to just find out its gonna need floor work. I believe I would BANG MY HEAD, Boats are gonna drive me mad. BANG MY HEAD

YOU HAVE TO SING THAT LAST PART LIKE A SONG.

FIVEPTOHH

im going to play it by ear. I had it checked out and they do not think it is rotted. But there is water getting in somehow.

soldier4402

my problem was not the water coming up from the back getting trapped it was coming in from bow rail they think and was caught in the comparments in the beds. Problem with fountains is they didnt have any pipes in the cabin that led to the back if water got in there, so the water would trapped. When my boat was fixed they added pvc that runs into the bilge. So if you ever do a fix I suggest running pipe to the bilge so the water can go back.

Griswald

I've seen Fountains that had the pvc bow to stern but was not laid close enough to the hull. water would move forward, unable to drain back because the pvc was an inch or more off the bottom of the hull. Water gets trapped and over time starts the rot process. I feel for you FIVEPTOHH....I think you're in for a ton of work and an entirely new cabin. If you don't do glass work I would say you're looking at a $10k bill to fix, depending on the extent of the damage. Maybe you have some leverage with the survey?

FIVEPTOHH

Im not at all worried about it. I think that I am going to have the carpet replaced in the cuddy area and do some more investigating once the carpet is out. I will probably drill some holes here and there and see how the wood is when it comes up off of the drill bit. I talked to some people at our local boat repair shop and they said that if the floor in the cuddy is bad its not that bad of a job to do. They are coming to inspect it for me and let me know for sure this weekend.

soldier4402

it might be wise to take the mirror out of the cabin. and take apart the bow light and cleat and silicone the opening and screw holes. I also took the bow rails off and those, thats a two man job and is PITA, but youll ensure against water coming in that way.