Edward R. Cozzi

and still another.

Edward R. Cozzi

Here's a picture of the port valance in the galley.

Edward R. Cozzi

This boat was moored in the water at the owners dock.

Edward R. Cozzi

The Formula was rack-stored in a marina. It was worse than the Maxum.

Edward R. Cozzi

The "tubes", described quite accurately by Chris Sunkin, were disturbed before I took these photos by me sounding the hull from the outside with my hammer.

jsnvulcan13

Thanks for the conformation on my assumption.

Jason

excalibur32

Ahh I see a new offshore boat business here, termite proofing, where is that chloreadane when you need it, maybe DDT.

Chris Sunkin

Ed,

Are these boats primarily in the south or more temperate climates? As I said, I've never seen it. Up north here, we have plenty of old, decrepit homes to keep the termites occupied- even then, they're not all that common.

Edward R. Cozzi

The two boats mentioned are right here in the tropics; SE Florida. The Formula was dry-stacked in a marina that had a bad infestation. The termites entered the marina in the wood used for the storage bunks.

The Maxum was a boat kept behind the owners house in the water. The photos are of the Maxum. The Formula had so many termite "droppings" it looked like a layer of sand in the bilge. The stringers were hollow.

Edward R. Cozzi

We have a strain of Formosa termites down here that will eat through concrete or cinder block to get to the wood in your house.