and still another.

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

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

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

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.

Thanks for the conformation on my assumption.

Jason

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

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.

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.

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.